Doris’ Lasagna

Serves: 8

Ingredients

1 lb Italian sausage, pork sausage or ground beef

1 garlic clove minced (½ tsp dried)

3 tablespoons parsley flakes (split use)

1 tablespoon basil

Salt to taste

18 oz canned diced tomatoes

(2) 6 oz. cans if tomato paste

10 oz lasagna noodles (Barilla brand)

Pepper

3 cups cream style cottage cheese (2% cream style small curd)

2 eggs, beaten

2 packs of sliced mozzarella cheese

½ cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

•        Brown meat slowly, drain off fat.
•        Add minced garlic, 1 tablespoon parsley flakes, basil, salt if desired, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste. Simmer until sauce is thick.
•        In the meantime, boil noodles until tender (8 or 9 minutes). Drain and rinse with cold water, and pat with dry paper towels.
•        Combine cottage cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons parsley flakes, and pepper.
•        Spray 13 X 9 pan. Layer with noodles (4 or 5) on bottom; spread half of cottage cheese mixture, half meat sauce, and then half of mozzarella cheese slices. Repeat layers in same order.
•        Bake uncovered @375 for 30 minutes.
•        Let stand 15 minutes and then cut.

Dorothy Herring