Do Ahead Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, cut and drained
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1/2 tsp. pepper
8 oz. lasagna noodles
8 oz. Mozzarella cheese, sliced
1 1/2 c. (12 oz.) creamed small curd cottage cheese
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Brown ground beef in large frypan; drain fat.
Stir tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, oregano and pepper into ground beef.
Heat to boiling.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
Cook lasagna noodles; drain well.
Alternate layers of noodles, Mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, meat sauce and Parmesan cheese in ungreased 11 x 7-inch pan or 9-inch square pan.
Cover and refrigerate.
Bake, uncovered, at 350\u00b0 until hot and bubbly, about 40 minutes.
Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Makes 6 servings.