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Steam the broccoli and set aside.
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Same with the onions.
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Cook the chicken, drain and set aside.
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In large bowl add the ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup Monterey jack cheese,and 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella cheese.
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Stir all together.
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Add the chicken, onion, broccoli and 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic.
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Stir together and divide into 3 portions.
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Set aside.
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Add 1 cup of milk to the flour in a bowl.
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Stir together till smooth.
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Pour the remaining milk into a heavy pan.
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Add the milk and flour slurry and stir.
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Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
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Stir continuously on medium or medium low heat till bubbly.
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About 10 minutes maybe.
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Stir continuously to prevent scorching.
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Add the minced spinach and stir.
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Remove 1-1/2 cups of the sauce and set aside.
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Pour 1 cup of spinach mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 (approximately) pan.
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The remaining sauce will be divided into 3 portions.
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Add 4 strips of the no-boil lasagna across the width of the pan.
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Place 1/3 or 1 portion of your broccoli, cheese, meat mixture on top of the noodles.
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Carefully spread it evenly over the noodles.
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Pour one portion of the set aside sauce over the cheese mixture.
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Add noodles, cheese mixture, sauce.
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Add noodles, cheese mixture, sauce.
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Add noodles, the cup of sauce you set aside, 1/2 cup mozzarella and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
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Bake covered at 375* for one hour.
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To cover lasagna spray the side of aluminum foil that will go next to food with PAM cooking spray.
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This will help prevent it from sticking.
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Also place the pan of lasagna on a cookie sheet in case it bubbles over.
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Remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes more.
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Remove from oven and let sit 15 to 20 minutes before cutting and serving.
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Cut the lasagna into 12 pieces.
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Serve with salad and bread.
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This recipe can be made up ahead and frozen.
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Even without cooking the noodles.
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I used Barilla the first time I made this but on subsequent making of the lasagna I just used the cheapeast lasagna noodles I could find.
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It worked out just as good to NOT boil the noodles first.
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Sure makes it easier to layer the lasagna.