Jim's Lasagna

Ingredients

• • 1 lb breakfast sausage

  • 1 cup chopped onion

  • 3 tsp minced garlic

  • 7 1/2 oz can diced tomato

  • 8 oz tomato sauce

  • 6 oz tomato paste

  • 2 tsp basil

  • 1 tsp oregano

  • 1 tsp fennel seed (grind in a coffee grinder)

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1/2 tsp pepper

  • 6 lasagna noodles

  • 1 beaten egg

  • 2 cups cottage cheese (or Filipino white cheese substitute)

  • 6 cups mozzarella

  • 1 tbsp parsley

Directions

• 1. Cook meat, onion and garlic until meat is browned.

  2. Drain grease. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, basil, oregano, fennel, salt and pepper.

  3. Bring to a boil. Then cover and simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.

  4. Cook noodles and drain.

  5. Combine egg, cottage cheese, 2/3 mozzarella and parsley.

  6. Layer 1/2 noodles, 1/2 cheese filling, 1/2 meat sauce. Repeat with other halves. Top with 1/3 mozzarella.

  7. Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes.