Even though I know "real" lasagna uses ricotta cheese and italian sausage, I have to admit to liking cottage cheese and ground beef lasagna much better. call me crazy.
simmer the following together:
1 lb lean ground beef
2 tsp italian spices
2 tsp minced garlic (add as much or as little as you like depending on your family's taste buds)
4 8oz cans tomato sauce
1 6oz can tomato paste
1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes
fresh mushrooms and olives (optional)
have ready to assemble:
12 cooked lasagna noodles
4 cups grated cheese mix (i use a combo of mozerella and parmesan or asiago, its usually 75% mozerella though)
1 24oz lowfat cottage cheese
in a 9x13 pan layer as follows:
4 noodles
1/3 cottage cheese
1/3 sauce
1/3 grated cheese
repeat until last layer, use the grated cheese THEN the meat sauce otherwise cheese will burn.
cover with tin foil and bake at 350 for one hour or until bubbles. this makes a very FULL 9x13 so i usually put my 9x13 on a cookie sheet to catch the spillover while baking.
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