Step 1:
1. Brown beef in bottom of a pot. Drain off the juices. (or leave them in if you like thinner sauce) Step 2:
2. Pour in pasta sauce, mix until heated through. Step 3:
3. If using extra veggies, throw them in a blender and puree, then toss that in the pot too and mix. Let that sit on the stove while: Step 4:
4. In a seperate bowl, mix cottage cheese and HALF the mozzarella. Save enough to put ontop of the finished product. Add pepper to taste. Step 5:
5.prepare noodles to package instructions. Step 6:
6. In lasagna pan layer as such: sauce, noodles, sauce, noodles, ALL the cheese mixture, noodles, sauce, extra cheese. The sauce on the bottom makes it easier to get out of the pan. Step 7:
7. Cook to package instructions…generally at 400 for about an hour, until bubbling and brown. Step 8:
8. Let cool, serve. Step 10:
*If you have extra sauce, save it, heat it up and use it for spagetti. Step 11:
*This tastes even better the next day! 