Chicken-Cheese Lasagne - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt (optional)
2 c. milk
2 c. chicken broth
2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. pepper
uncooked lasagne noodles
2 c. creamed cottage cheese
2 c. cut up cooked chicken
2 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Melt margarine over low heat in 2-quart saucepan. Add garlic. Stir in flour and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Remove from heat.
Stir in milk and broth.
Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in Mozzarella, 1/2 cup Parmesan, onion and spices. Cook and stir just until cheese melts.
Spread 1/4 of the cheese sauce (about 1 1/2 cups) in ungreased 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish.
Top with 3 or 4 noodles, overlapping if necessary. Spread 1/2 the cottage cheese over the noodles. Repeat with 1/4 of the sauce, 3 to 4 noodles and remaining cottage cheese.
Top with
chicken, spinach, 1/4 sauce, 3 to 4 noodles and remaining sauce.
Sprinkle rest of Parmesan over all. Bake, uncovered, at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.
Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.
Serves 12 to 16.