Traditional Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 lb bulk Italian sausage
3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
3 eggs
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
3 cups cottage cheese, small curd
1 (8 ounce) carton ricotta cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
9 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
6 slices provolone cheese
3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Preparation

In a skillet, cook beef and sausage until no longer pink; drain.
Add the next 7 ingredients and simmer for about an hour, stirring occasionally.
In the bowl of a food processor, combine eggs, parsley, cottage cheese and ricotta cheese. Process until smooth.
In a 13x9x2 baking dish, spread 1 cup meat sauce.
Layer with 3 noodles, provolone cheese, 2 cups cottage cheese mixture, 1 cup mozarella, 3 noodles, 2 cups meat sauce, remaining cottage cheese mixture and 1 cup mozzarella. Top with remaining 3 noodles, meat sauce and mozzarella.
Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes. Uncover and bake 10-20 minutes longer.
Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.