Categories: Casseroles, Poultry 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
    1/2 c  Butter or margarine 
    1/2 c  Flour 
    1/2 t  Salt 
    1/2 t  Basil,dried leaf 
      3 c  Chicken broth from Simmered+ 
  2 1/2 c  Chicken from Simmered Chick+ 
      1    Egg,lightly beaten 
      2 c  Cottage cheese,creamed 
    1/2 lb Lasagne noodles,cooked/drain 
      1 pk Spinach,frozen,thawed/draine 
    1/4 lb Mozzarella cheese,thin slice 
    1/4 c  Parmesan cheese,grated 
 
------------------------------SIMMERED CHICKEN------------------------------ 
      1    Chicken,broiler-fryer 
  2 1/2 c  Water 
      1    Onion,small,sliced 
      2    Celery tops 
      1    Bay leaf 
      1 t  Salt 
    1/4 t  Pepper 
  
  1. Melt butter in a large; blend in flour, salt and basil. 
   
  2. Stir in chicken broth; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens 
  and comes to a boil. 
   
  3. Remove from heat; add chicken. 
   
  4. Mix beaten egg into cottage cheese. 
   
  5. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. 
   
  6. Place 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. 
   
  7. Repeat the layering; end with the last third of the chicken mixture. 
   
  8. Top with Parmesan cheese. 
   
  9. Bake in preheated 375'F. oven 45 minutes. 
   
  10. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares. 
   
  *** SIMMERED CHICKEN *** 
   
  1. Put chicken in a kettle; add water and remaining ingredients. 
   
  2. Bring to a boil. 
   
  3. Cover tightly; reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, or until tender. 
   
  4. Remove from heat; strain broth. 
   
  5. Refrigerate chicken and broth at once. 
   
  6. When chicken is cool, remove meat from bones; cut into small cubes.