Easy Cheesy Lasagna

I have two Grandma Ruths. One is actually my grandmother and the other is adopted. They have both shared wonderful wisdom with me and they both have been excellent role models. Both have also given me cookbooks to help me prepare for my role as a wife and mother. I love these cookbooks and I have enjoyed the recipes I have discovered. Cooking for Chris really has been a joy. There have definitely been some flops and bad decisions made on my part, but it's fun to experiment, you know?

Anyway, this recipe comes from the cookbook, A Taste of Heaven . It is basically a collection of recipes from the Sugar City 3rd Ward put together by a sweet girl. This recipe is her mother's. We appreciate the efforts of these two and we're so glad Grandma Ruth decided to give this book to us as a wedding present. This recipe is tried and true; it's one of those pages that has stains on it because it's so well loved :)

INGREDIENTS:
9 lasagna noodles
1 lb ground beef
1/2 chopped onion or 2 T dried onion flakes
26 oz your favorite spaghetti sauce
16 oz cottage cheese
1/4 c Parmesan cheese
1 egg
1 T chopped basil (optional)
3-4 c shredded mozzarella cheese (can do part cheddar)

DIRECTIONS:
1) Cook lasagna according to package directions.

2)Brown ground beef with onion. Drain fat.

3) Stir in spaghetti sauce and set aside.

4) In separate bowl, mix together cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, and basil.

5) In a greased 9x13 pan, layer 3 lasagna noodles and top with 1/3 each of the ground beef and spaghetti sauce mixture, cottage cheese mixture, and shredded cheese.

6) Repeat layering two more times.

7) In a 350 degree oven bake covered for about 30 minutes.

8) Remove cover and bake for 10-15 minutes more.

9) Remove from oven and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.

(Adopted from A Taste of Heaven. Recipe by Jennifer Taylor)