Meaty Four Cheese Lasagna

• For the meat sauce
• 4 ounces mushroom caps, thinly sliced
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 heaping tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 cups tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
• 1/2 cup shredded mozarrella
• For the cheese filling and putting it all together
• 1 1/2 cups large curd cottage cheese, drained in a colander a bit
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 10 ounces fresh baby spinach, wilted, squeezed as dry as possible and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 8 ounces no boil lasagna noodles (you may not need the whole package)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarrella cheese
• 8 ounces sliced provolone
• The previously made meat sauce

1. In a 5 to 6 quart large pot or Dutch oven heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the sliced mushrooms and saute until browned. Remove from the pot and set aside.
2. In the same pot, brown the ground beef well, drain in a colander and set aside. Add the remaining two tablespoons of oil to the pot and saute the onions and garlic until softened and fragrant.
3. Stir in the salt, oregano and tomato paste and saute for a minute or so. Add the mushrooms, ground beef and tomato sauce and bring up to a simmer. Gently simmer for about 20 minutes.
4. Cool the mixture to room temperature and stir in the parm and mozz. Set the pot aside.
5. In a mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the cottage cheese, egg, spinach, parmesan, salt and oil.
6. Pre heat the oven to 350F. Spread a little less than a third of the meat sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover with a layer of the noodles, breaking one up to fill any gaps.
7. Spread the cottage cheese filling over the top followed by another layer of noodles.
8. Spread half of the remaining meat sauce over followed by a third layer of noodles and then the remaining sauce.
9. Sprinkle the shredded mozz over and then cover with the sliced provolone. Cover the casserole with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the cover and bake another 15 minutes. Let rest for about 15 minutes before cutting. Enjoy leftovers the next day either cold or gently re heated.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/31091-meaty-four-cheese-lasagna (may not work)