COTTAGE CHEESE AND NOODLES RECIPES

Steps:

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

Steps:

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• {"@type": "HowToStep","text": "Drain the cottage cheese in a fine mesh strainer. " }
• {"@type": "HowToStep","text": "Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until no longer pink. Add the prepared pasta sauce; set aside. " }
• {"@type": "HowToStep","text": "In a medium bowl mix the beaten eggs, drained cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, basil, garlic powder, onion powder, and 1 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. " }
• {"@type": "HowToStep","text": "Starting with the sauce, layer the sauce, noodles, and cheese mixture in a 9x13 inch baking dish. (Noodles will not completely cover sauce – they swell as they cook.) Repeat the layers twice. " }
• {"@type": "HowToStep","text": "Slightly press the noodles down into the sauce and then top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. " }
• {"@type": "HowToStep","text": "Bake for 40-45 minutes or until brown and bubbly. Let the lasagna stand for 15 minutes before serving to aid in slicing. " }
• {"@type": "HowToStep","text": "*There are several brands of no-boil lasagna noodles, varying in size. Use enough noodles to make 3 layers." }