Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. sweet or hot Italian sausage
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 finely chopped onion
2 Tbsp. sugar
3 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tsp. dried basil
1 Tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. fennel seed
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 c. parsley
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 c. canned tomatoes (undrained; 2 lb. 3 oz.)
2 cans (6 oz.) tomato paste
1 box lasagna noodles
1 (15 oz.) container cottage cheese
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 lb. Mozzarella or Provolone cheese
1 (3 oz.) jar grated Parmesan cheese, thinly sliced/grated (3/4 c.)

Preparation

Remove the sausage meat from outer casings (ground pork can be substituted); chop the meat. In 5-quart pan, over medium heat, saute sausage or pork, beef, onion and garlic until well browned, about 20 minutes.