Lasagna Casserole - Fake Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef, uncooked
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) package pasta shells, cooked
• 6 cups mozzarella cheese
• 24 ounces cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 3 (28 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce

Recipe

• 1 assembly instructions:.
• 2 in a skillet, cook beef and onion until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain. sprinkle with salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine pasta, 3 cups of mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, parsley and remaining pepper; stir gently. pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish or shallow 3 quart baking dish.
• 4 top with beef mixture and spaghetti sauce (dish will be very full).
• 5 freeze. cover tightly with foil. seal additional cheese in package attached to pans.
• 6 to serve:.
• 7 thaw all day in refrigerator.
• 8 baking instructions:.
• 9 cover with new layer of foil and bake at 350ºf for 45 minutes. sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
• 10 bake, uncovered, 15 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted ad bubbly. let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• 11 serves 6 to 8 in a 13x9x2-inch pan or.
• 12 serves 4 in each 8x8-inch pan.