pat's Recipe

Chicken Lasagna

Category: Baked

1/2 C. butter
1/2 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried basil
3 C. chicken broth
2 1/2 C. diced cooked chicken or turkey
2 C. (1 lb.) cottage cheese
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 lb. cooked and drained lasagna noodles
1/4 lb. sliced mozzarella cheese
1 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1/4 grated parmesan cheese

Directions

Melt butter in a large saucepan. Blend in flour, salt, and basil. Stir in chicken broth and cook until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Add chicken. In a small bowl, mix cottage cheese with beaten egg. Place a third of the chicken mixture in a greased 9x13 baking pan. Top with half the noodles, half the cottage cheese, half the spinach and half the mozzarella cheese.



Repeat layers. End with the last third of the chicken. Top with parmesan cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.



Makes 6 servings.