LizzieJane Baby: Tasty Tuesday

We seem to have a lot of friends having babies lately. I wanted to take them a dinner, but most of my girlfriends have a lot of family helping them out the first couple weeks and weren't in need at the time. So I decided to take them something they could stick in the freezer and cook at a later time.

1 pound ground beef (or turkey)

1 jar of Prego

basil

oregano

garlic salt

pepper

sugar

No Boil lasagna noodles

8 oz cottage cheese

8 oz ricotta cheese

3 cups shredded mozzarella

* Brown your meat and drain the fat. Add Prego sauce and spices (I don't usually measure, but I would say 1/2 tsp garlic salt & 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp of each of the others). Let it simmer for flavors to meld together. Let it set and cool as you mix together the cheeses.

* In a big bowl mix cottage cheese, ricotta cheese and 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese in a large bowl.

* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 13x9 baking dish.

* Start with a little sauce on the bottom, just so it covers the bottom of the pan. Add a layer of pasta, then 1 cup of cheese mixture, and 3/4 cup to 1 cup of sauce. Start again with a layer of pasta, cheese, sauce. When I get to the top, I finish it with some sauce and the remaining mozzarella.

* Bake covered with foil for 55-60 minutes. Uncover and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Because I froze mine, I bake them for an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes covered and then 10 minutes uncovered.

Hopefully this sounds easy enough that you will want to give it a try!

Here is where I'm linking up this week:

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