Classic Lasagna

Ingredients

• 16 ounce canned tomatoes canned
• 3 cups curd cottage cheese 
• 1 tablespoon basil dried
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons parsley fresh chopped
• 4  garlic cloves minced
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 10 ounce lasagna noodles dry
• 1 pound mozzarella cheese 
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• 1.5 cups parmesan cheese shredded
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 12 ounce tomato paste canned
• 10.8 ounce tomato purée canned

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink.
2. Add onion and garlic; cook 3 minutes or until tender; drain. Stir in tomatoes and next 4 ingredients; simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. (For investment cooking, cool sauce, then freeze in an airtight container.)
3. Cook noodles according to package directions; drain, and set aside.
4. Combine cottage cheese and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
5. Place half of noodles in a 13- x 9-inch greased baking dish.
6. Spread half of cottage cheese mixture over noodles, and top with half of cheese slices. Spoon meat sauce over cheese. Top with remaining noodles cottage cheese mixture, and cheese slices.
7. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes.
8. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.