Shortcut Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 1/2 lb. ground chuck
1 (1 lb. 12 oz.) can whole tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
2 envelopes dehydrated spaghetti sauce mix
2 cans (12 oz.) cocktail vegetable juice
1 (1 lb.) pkg. lasagna noodles
1 (12 oz.) carton cottage cheese
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
chopped parsley

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Brown meat in oil.
Stir in tomatoes, sauce, sauce mix and vegetable juice.
Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer 10 minutes.
Cover the bottom of an oiled 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with a thin layer of meat sauce.
Add a layer each of uncooked noodles, cottage cheese and Mozzarella.
Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with meat sauce. Cover with foil.
Bake for 1 hour.
Remove from oven; let stand 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.
Cut in squares to serve.
Serves 12.