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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 3 cups chicken broth, reserved from simmered chicken
- 2.5 cups chicken, from simmered chicken
- 1 - egg, slightly beaten
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 1/2 pound lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
- 1 package spinach, thawed and drained
- 1/4 pound mozzarella, slices
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- SIMMERED CHICKEN
- 1 - chicken, broiler-fryer
- 2.5 cups water
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 - bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 - celery, tops only
How To Make chicken lasagna
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Step 1Melt butter in a large; blend in flour, salt and basil.
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Step 2Stir in chicken broth; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
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Step 3Remove from heat; add chicken.
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Step 4Mix beaten egg into cottage cheese.
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Step 5Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
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Step 6Place a third of the chicken mixture in the bottom of the dish; top with half the noodles, half the cottage cheese mixture, half the spinach and half the mozzarella cheese.
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Step 7Repeat the layering; end with the last third of the chicken mixture.
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Step 8Top with parmesan cheese.
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Step 9Bake in preheated 375 oven 45 minutes.
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Step 10Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
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Step 11*** SIMMERED CHICKEN *** Put chicken in a kettle; add water and remaining ingredients.
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Step 12Bring to a boil.
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Step 13Cover tightly; reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, or until tender.
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Step 14Remove from heat; strain broth.
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Step 15Refrigerate chicken and broth at once.
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Step 16When chicken is cool, remove meat from bones; cut into small cubes.
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