Baked Lasagna

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This is the top lasagna recipe in our family. It originally came from a junior league recipe book called river road recipes.

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Steps

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Brown meat slowly.

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Add next 6 ingredients to meat.

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Add one tomato paste can of water.

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Simmer uncovered until thick or about 45 minutes.

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Meanwhile combine cottage cheese with eggs , salt , pepper , parsley and parmesan.

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Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

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Also meanwhile , cook lasagna noodles in boiling water until tender.

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Drain and rinse with cold water.

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Spray a 13x9x2 baking pan with vegetable oil spray.

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Place 1 / 2 of the noodles in the bottom of the pan.

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Spread 1 / 2 of the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles.

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Next layer 1 / 2 of the meat mixture over the cottage cheese , then sprinkle 1 / 2 of the mozzarella over the meat.

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Layer again with noodes , cottage cheese , meat and mozzarella cheese.

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Bake at 375 for 30 minutes , until bubbling and mozzarella has browned some.

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Ingredients

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lean ground beef, garlic, parsley, dried basil, salt, tomatoes, tomato paste, dry lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, eggs, pepper, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese