Recipe: Best Ever Lasagna

This is our most favorite lasagna recipe EVER (and I’ve tried many).

Ingredients:
– 1 lb extra lean ground beef
– 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese
– 1 cup 2% milkfat low fat cottage cheese
– 8 oz mozzarella cheese
– 1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese, divided
– 1 egg, beaten
– 24 oz of your favorite spaghetti sauce
– 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
-1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
– 12 ready to bake lasagna noodles, the kind you don’t have to cook first!

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Brown meat. Meanwhile combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, 1 1/2 c mozzarella, 1/4 c parmesan, and egg until blended.
3. Drain meat, return to skillet. Stir in pasta sauce, tomatoes, and oregano. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
4. Spoon 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13×9 inch baking dish; top with layers lasagna noodles, 1 c cheese mixture, and 1 c meat sauce. Repeat layers until you run out of space/ingredients. Top with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Cover LOOSELY with aluminum foil.
5. Bake 50 min or until heated through, uncovering after 50 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes to cool and thicken before eating.
6. ENJOY!!