Tutorial Tuesday - Easy Lasagna

Have you been asked to take dinner to someone? Here is a really easy (and yummy) lasagna that you can take without having to time it so it is hot when they want it. It can even be frozen before or after cooking.
1. In a medium sized bowl (or in my case, in this cottage cheese container), combine 1 lb of cooked and drained hamburger, 1 can of Hunts Tomato Sauce (reserve about 1/3 C for later), and 8 oz of cottage cheese (you can also use ricotta - or a combination of the two). Stir it up until it looks disgusting.
2. Add your flavor (garlic, Italian spices - which are really just oregano, basil, and thyme).

3. In your casserole dish (this one is 11x7), spread the 1/3C Hunt's Tomato Sauce to barely cover the bottom of the dish. Then layer uncooked lasagna noodles (they don't have to be the kind that claim to be ok for uncooked assembly - every kind of lasagna I've tried has worked).
4. Pour your disgusting-looking meat/cheese/sauce over the top of the dry noodles.
5. Spread Mozzarella and Cheddar cheese (shredded) across the top.
6. More uncooked noodles.
7. More meat sauce, then more cheese. Keep layering until you are at the top of your pan or out of ingredients. End with cheese. You can sprinkle parmesan cheese on the top layer if you want.

8. Cover tightly with tin foil (shiny side down) and write the following instructions on it (with a permanent marker).

It says:
Preheat to 350 degrees
Cook covered for 45 minutes
Uncover and bake 15 more minutes
Let stand for 15 minutes
Serve.

If you want, you can make one of these and just keep it in your freezer (either cooked or uncooked) for those times you need a meal to deliver to someone or even for yourself. You will need to thaw for 2-4 hours if it has been frozen. Once it is cooked, it can be warmed in the microwave.