Mark's Lasagna

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Ingredients

1 lb.	-	ground beef
1/2 cup	-	chopped onion
1 small can	-	mushroom pieces, drained
1/8 tsp.	-	garlic powder
1 16oz. can	-	tomatoes, cut up or diced
1 8oz. can	-	tomato sauce
1 6oz. can	-	tomato paste
2 tsp.	-	dried basil, crushed
1 tsp.	-	salt
8 oz.	-	lasagna noodles
1 Tbsp.	-	cooking oil
2	-	eggs
2 & 1/2 cups	-	cottage cheese
3/4 cup	-	grated parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp.	-	dried parsley flakes
1 lb.	-	mozzarella cheese
1/2 tsp.	-	pepper

Directions

• Cook ground beef, onion, mushrooms and garlic until meat is brown. Drain off fat.
• Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste and basil. Cover, simmer 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Meanwhile, cook noodles until tender in boiling salted water with cooking oil added. Drain, rinse noodles.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.
• In large baking dish (at least 9X13) layer half the noodles, spread half of the cottage cheese mixture over noodles, sprinkle half the mozzarella cheese, and spread half of the meat mixture over cheese. Repeat second layer. Sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese over top.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until heated throughly through.