Lasagna Baked By Mom - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. whole basil
1 tsp. salt
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
2 (6 oz.) cans tomato paste
6 to 8 strips lasagna noodles
3 c. cottage cheese
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. parsley flakes
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 lb. Mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Brown meat slowly; spoon off excess fat.
Add next 5 ingredients (following down from ground meat).
Simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cook noodles in large amount of boiling salted water until tender.
Drain and rinse.
In a mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients except Mozzarella cheese.
Place half the noodles in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Spread with half the cottage cheese filling; add half the Mozzarella cheese and half the meat sauce.
Repeat the layers. Bake at 375\u00b0 for approximately 30 minutes.
Let cool 10 minutes. Serves 12.