Recipe - No Mess Lasagna

32 ounce Jar spaghetti sauce
9 Lasagna noodles, UNCOOKED
12 ounce Dry curd cottage cheese
1 Egg
8 ounce Cheese, Mozzarella; shredded
One fourth Cheese, parmesan, grated
1 pound Beef, ground, or turkey
1 tablespoon Italian spices to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Brown ground beef and drain Mix together ground beef
and spaghetti sauce (add spices} In Medium bowl, mix
cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese and egg until well
blended. Spread One fourth sauce on bottom of pan
(approximately 7 x 11 x 3) Place one noodle layer 3
across bottom of pan Place One half cottage cheese mixture
on top of noodle, then layer 1/3 of sauce then the
second layer of noodle. Repeat, ending with top layer
of noodle, and then top with sauce. Sprinkle with
parmesan cheese. Cover tightly with foil
Cook 1 hour covered. Uncover and cook 15 min more.
Test with point of knife to make sure noodles are soft.
Let cool 10 minutes before cutting into serving pieces.
MICROWAVE VERSION
USE 8 X 8 glass dish. follow above directions.
except cover loosely with wax paper. Microwave on
high 18 min, turn dish and continue another 18 min.
Let stand 5 min before serving. (Test for doneness
zap longer if necessary )

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