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Lasagna with Meat Sauce
by Preston Niebuhr
serves: 8
  Lasagna
Ingredients:
  1 box   Lasagna noodles
  1 lbs   ground beef
  1   onion, chopped
  1 clove   garlic, pressed
  1 can (15 oz)   tomato sauce
  1 can (16 oz)   diced tomatoes
  1 tsp   sugar
  2 Tbsp   Italian Herbs
  1 tsp   fresh basil
  1/2 tsp   salt
  2 c   Cottage Cheese
  1/4 c   Parmesan Cheese
  1 Tbsp   Italian Herbs
  1 1/2 tsp   Oregano
  1 1/2 tsp   Salt
  3 c   Mozzarella Cheese
Directions:
  Brown ground beef, onion and garlic, drain and return to pan.
Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, sugar, 2 tablespoons parsley, basil and ½ teaspoon salt.
Simmer until consistency of thick spaghetti sauce.
Cook noodles according to directions on box.
Meanwhile, mix Cottage Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, 1 tablespoon parsley, oregano and 1½ teaspoon salt.
In a 13x9 baking dish - Layer noodles {4 on each layer} with sauce, Cottage Cheese mixture and Mozzarella Cheese.
Top with sauce, add Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, uncover and continue cooking for 15 minutes.
Let set about 5 minutes before cutting.