Lasagna

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, chopped

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • (2) 15 ounce cans tomato sauce

  • 15 ounce can water, use the tomato sauce can

  • 12 ounce can tomato paste

  • 1 teaspoon oregano

  • 1 teaspoon basil

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon pepper

  • 24 ounce mozzarella cheese, shredded (can use more)

  • 16 ounce cottage cheese, or ricotta cheese

  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

  • 16 ounce box lasagna noodles, you will only need about 15 noodles

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large skillet, add olive oil, chopped onions and garlic. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until completely browned, drain fat. Return to pan. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, oregano, basil, salt and pepper.

Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for approximately 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente, rinse and set aside.

Lightly spray a 14 x 11½ x 2¼ baking dish (or two smaller size baking dishes) with a non stick spray then add a small amount of meat mixture in the bottom of dish. Spread around.Add lasagna noodles (approximately 5, they will overlap onto each other).

Next, spread ½ of the cottage cheese on top of pasta. Spoon ⅓ meat mixture on top of cottage cheese. Sprinkle with ½ the Parmesan cheese. Next add ⅓ of the mozzarella cheese.

Repeat with another layer of pasta, cottage cheese, meat mixture, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese. Final layer is pasta, remaining meat mixture and remaining cheese. Spray a piece of aluminum foil with non-stick cooking spray. Cover with foil, cook for approximately 50-60 minutes. Remove foil and cook for an additional 10 minutes.