Tune's Lasagne

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cans (6oz each) tomato paste
• 4 cans (6oz each) water
• 1/4 cup dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 2 bay leaves
• salt, pepper and garlic salt to taste
• 1 large carton small curd cottage cheese
• 1 1/2 to 2 pounds mozzarella cheese, grated
• parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 box lasagne noodles

Instructions:

Brown the ground beef with the medium onion (chopped). Add tomato paste and water to the beef and then stir in parsley, basil, bay leaves, salt, pepper and garlic salt. Let mixture simmer for an hour, stirring constantly.

Meanwhile, grate mozzarella cheese. Boil water and add oil then add the noodles to cook for about 15 minutes or until done. Drain and rinse noodles in cold water.

Once meat is cooked, grease a 3-quart casserole pan and put in a layer of the meat mixture, then noodles, then cheese. Repeat this layer structure two more times, ending with meat on the top. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake at 350° for 1 hour.

Works best made one day ahead and then refrigerated. Let sit out 1 hour until reheating.