The Best Homemade Lasagna

Meat Sauce:
1/2 to 3/4lb Hamburger
1 small onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 can olives (optional)
1 can mushrooms (optional)
2 32oz cans of Hunts Spaghetti sauce
(Four cheese or Mushroom flavors are best)

1 lb Mozzarella cheese

Cheese Mixture:
5oz grated Parmesan cheese
24 oz (large container) cottage cheese
1T Parsley
2 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 egg


Preheat oven to 375 degrees

In a large skillet brown hamburger, onion and garlic. Add the cans of sauce, olives and mushrooms. Simmer on a very low heat while continuing to prepare the cheese mixture.
To prepare cheese mixture, combine Parmesan cheese, cottage cheese, egg and spices in a large bowl. Grate mozzarella cheese and set aside.
Cook 10 Lasagna noodles in a large pot of boiling water for 10 min. Drain, leaving an inch or two of water at the bottom of pan to keep noodles moist while preparing.

On the bottom of a 13x9 pan add 1/3 of meat sauce. On top of the meat sauce put 4 noodles side by side and one noodle across the top. Then add another 1/3 of meat sauce. On top of that add ½ of the cheese mixture and half the grated mozzarella. Then repeat the process.
Cover with tinfoil and cook for 20 min. Uncover and cook for another 20 min. Remove from the oven and let stand for at least 10 minutes and serve.

Serves 12
8 Points each