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Chicken Cannelloni with Cheese Sauce

1 3/4 cup Chicken, cooked and diced
1 lb Lasagna Noodles
2 tablespoon Butter or Margarine
2 tablespoon Olive oil
2 Cloves Garlic, finely chopped
1 small Onion, finely chopped
4 oz Mushrooms, chopped
1 large Egg, beaten
2 tablespoon Heavy Cream or Half-and-Half
1/4 tsp Thyme
1/2 tsp Salt
1 bunch Spinach, cooked until

CHEESE SAUCE
3 tablespoon Butter or Margarine
4 tablespoon Flour
1 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
3 cup Half-and-Half
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup (to 1 cup) Mozzarella Cheese, grated (opt)
Spaghetti Sauce (homemade or store bought) (opt)

THE NIGHT BEFORE (or early in the day):
Cook lasagna noodles in 6 quarts. boiling water for 5-7 minutes or until tender; drain, wipe noodles dry with a clean/dry cloth, lay flat on waxed paper. While noodles are cooking, melt butter and olive oil in a large skillet. Sauté onion, garlic and mushrooms until they're tender; add remove from heat; set aside. Place cooked chicken in food processor and pulse until chicken resembles a tuna salad mixture. Combine chicken with the onions, garlic, mushrooms and the fat in which they were sautéed; add egg, cream and seasonings. Add spinach (cooked) and mix well. Cut each lasagna noodle into 2 or 3 pieces--each piece should be 3 to 4 inches long; place a tablespoonful of the chicken filling on each piece and roll into a tubular shape. If you don't want to make canneloni, just layer the ingredients like you would for lasagna. Arrange rolls next to each other, one layer deep, in a buttered baking dish; set aside while you prepare the cheese sauce.

CHEESE SAUCE:
Melt butter then add the flour and cook for a few minutes to get rid of the floury taste. Gradually add the chicken broth, whisking constantly to prevent lumps; add cream, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth; remove from heat. Stir in 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese and mix well. I like to use, both, red and white sauce on this one. I spoon over a strip of the white sauce, next to it I spoon on some red; keep doing that across the dish until the sauce covers the noodles. The red/white pattern makes it look pretty and gives the dish a little more flavor. It also cuts back on some of the fat. Spoon sauce over cannelloni in baking dish; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese and Mozzarella cheese, if used; refrigerate until you're ready to bake it.

BEFORE SERVING:
Preheat broiler; place cannelloni 4-5 inches from heat and broil for 10 minutes or until sauce bubbles and top browns. If you'll be making lasagna, bake in a 350-degree oven for 25-30 minutes, or until it's bubbly and the top is browned a bit.