Jason's best Lasagna

• 1 lb Sweet Italian sausage
• 3/4 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 2 clove garlic, crushed
• 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 6 oz tomato paste
• 6 1/2 oz tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp basil
• 1/2 tsp fennel seed
• 1 tsp italian seasoning
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 4 tbsp chopped parsley
• 12 lasagna noodles
• 2 cup cottage cheese (lasagna style)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 lb mozzarella (grated)
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

1. In a large pot, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned.
2. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water.
3. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, in 2 tablespoons parsley.
4. Simmer covered for one and a half hours, stirring occasionally.
5. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes.
6. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water.
7. In a mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese with egg, the remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
8. Preheat oven to 375F
9. To assemble, spread 2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch baking.
10. Then 3 lasagna noodles.
11. Next, another 2 cups of sauce, then 3 more noodles.
12. Next the cottage cheese mixture.
13. 3 more noodles.
14. 2 more cups of sauce.
15. Repeat noodles and sauce till finished.
16. Top with the grated cheese.
17. Bake at 375F for 30 minutes.
18. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

sweet italian sausage, lean ground beef, onion, clove garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, sugar, basil, italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, parsley, lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, egg, salt, mozzarella, parmesan cheese

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/364126-jasons-best-lasagna (may not work)