Cape Cod Pasta Strudel (Lasagna)

• 1 lb. sweet or hot Italian sausage (5 links)
• 1/2 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 c. finely chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
• 1 (15 oz.) container cottage cheese
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. fennel seed
• 1/4 c. dried parsley
• 4 c. canned tomatoes, undrained
• 2 (6 oz.) cans tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 12 curly lasagna noodles
• 1 egg (hard-boiled)
• 3/4 c. Mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
• 1 (3 oz.) jar Parmesan cheese

1. Peel sausage and cut up into large saucepan.
2. Brown sausage and beef together; add onion and garlic.
3. Stir until well browned. Add sugar, salt, basil, fennel seed, pepper and half of parsley. Mix and add tomatoes, tomato paste (mash up) and 1/2 cup water. Bring to boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring a bit.

sweet, ground beef, onion, garlic, sugar, salt, basil, cottage cheese, salt, pepper, fennel seed, parsley, tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, curly lasagna noodles, egg, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=323517 (may not work)