What's for Dinner? - Baked Lasagna

Baked Lasagna
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork or Italian sausage
1 onion
1 Sm. Can of tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
9 Wide Lasagna noodles
1 Lg. Can whole tomatoes - Tomato juice to liquefy
1 1/2 Tbsp. Oregano
Salt - Pepper to taste
1 clove garlic
1 Sm. Container cottage cheese
1 pound Mozzarella cheese
1 can Parmesan cheese

Brown meat with onion. Pour off grease. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, and whole tomatoes(cut up) along with oregano, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 1 hour and tomato juice to liquefy if needed. Place 3 cooked lasagna noodles in bottom of a 9 X 13 baking dish. Over this layer of noodles spread sauce to cover, then cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, and Mozzarella cheese. Layer more noodles, more sauce, and the 3 cheeses. When all ingredients have been layered bake for 45 minutes at 350* . Serve hot.

* This recipe freezes great. Make a double batch and/or freeze leftovers for another night to have a great meal when you don't have a lot of time.

* Serve with a dinner salad and garlic bread.