Lasagna - The Best I've Ever Tasted

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb lasagna noodle
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon dry parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 13 ounces tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 pint dry curd cottage cheese
• 1/4 lb parmesan cheese (grated)
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese (sliced)

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles in salted water, 15 minutes - drain.
• 2 heat oil, cook garlic and onion, add beef and seasonings, sauté until well browned, add tomato paste and tomatoes, simmer 5 minutes. set aside.
• 3 blend eggs with cottage cheese in the food processor, add parmesan cheese, blend until smooth.
• 4 put half of meat sauce in bottom of a lasagna pan, put half of the noodles on top, then the cottage cheese mixture, then the rest of the noodles, then the rest of the meat sauce.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees (325 in convection oven) for approx ½ to 3/4 of an hour or until browned and bubbly.
• 6 after 20 to 30 minutes, cover with sliced (i prefer grated) mozarella cheese and return to oven.