Pollo Crostoso

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• sea salt
• 1 rotisserie-cooked chicken, meat removed and cut into 1 inch chunks
• 1 (16 ounce) package spinach, stemmed, washed, drained and torn into pieces
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 4 cups low-fat milk
• freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 cups grated asiago cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 heat olive oil in ovenproof casserole and cook onion and celery until softened.
• 3 transfer mixture to a large bowel and stir in celery seed, salt, chicken and spinach.
• 4 in the same casserole, melt butter of medium heat and whisk in flour until it forms a smooth paste.
• 5 slowly whisk in the milk until the mixture comes to a boil and begins to thicken (consistency of pancake batter).
• 6 stir in the nutmeg and salt.
• 7 combine the chicken mixture with the sauce.
• 8 cover the pan and bake casserole for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 9 uncover and sprinkle cheese evenly over the top.
• 10 bake 5 to 8 minutes longer, just until the cheese begins to bubble and brown.