Cottage Cheese Lasagna

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 quart whole tomato
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 8 ounces lasagna noodles
• 1 lb small curd cottage cheese
• 2 cups mild cheddar cheese, grated
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

1. Melt butter in skillet.
2. Add onions and minced garlic and saute until tender.
3. Add ground chuck and cook until meat is browned.
4. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper, oregano and sugar.
5. Simmer one and one half hours until the meat sauce is thick.
6. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling salted water until they are tender, approx 10 minutes.
7. Rinse in cool water until the noodles are cooled enough to handle.
8. Drain.
9. Lightly grease 13x9" pan.
10. Place a small amount of meat mixture on bottom of pan.
11. Arrange 1/3 of the noodles on top of meat mixture.
12. Cover noodles with 1/3 of meat mixture, 1 cup cottage cheese, and 1/3 each of Cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese.
13. Repeat layers twice, using remaining 1 cup of cottage cheese on middle layer.
14. Top layer only has meat sauce and cheeses.
15. Bake at 350u0b0F for 30-40 minutes.

butter, onion, garlic, ground chuck, tomato, tomato paste, salt, pepper, oregano, sugar, lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cottage-cheese-lasagna-34247 (may not work)