Ingredients
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1 1/2 lbs ground beef
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1 lb hot breakfast sausage (Jimmy Dean)
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
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2 tablespoons dried basil
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans whole tomatoes
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2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
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2 eggs, beaten
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1/2 cup parmesan cheese
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
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3 cups cottage cheese
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown meat with garlic, drain half the fat, and add the next 6 ingredients.
- Simmer uncovered, 45 minutes.
- Boil one 10 oz package lasagna noodles with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook noodles al dente.
- Combine in a bowl: cottage cheese, eggs,Parmesan Cheese, salt, dried parsley flakes
- Place 4 noodles in a baking dish.
- Spread half the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles.
- Add 1/2 pound of mozzarella slices, and a little less than half the meat mixture.
- Repeat the layers, ending with the meat mixture.
- Sprinkle generously with Parmesan and bake 20 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees until hot and bubbly.
- Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before cutting into squares, unless your family is wigging out with hunger -- in which case, go ahead and dig inches.