What are we eating Wednesday? Lasagna

The first time I made lasagna was a few months into my marriage... and it was so much work that I avoided making it again for 4 years! I hated cooking the noodles and using ricotta cheese and eggs... the whole thing was a little gross to me. It took longer than it was worth in my opinion. My hubby loved it and wanted more... but it was so much work! I resorted to the frozen variety and only ate it on rare occasions because it was expensive for a dinner. All this changed when I discovered I could make no-boil, no-egg, no ricotta cheese lasagna! This recipe has been adjusted from about 10 others I found online...


Super Easy Lasagna
Ingredients:
ground beef/turkey
sliced mushrooms (optional)
spaghetti sauce of your choice
1/2 cup water
lasagna noodles
16 oz cottage cheese
shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350*.


In a skillet, cook the meat. When the meat is almost done cooking, add the mushrooms. Cook a few more minutes until mushrooms are tender.


Add spaghetti sauce and water to skillet.


In a baking dish layer meat sauce,


...noodles,


...cottage cheese


...and mozzarella.


I try to make 3 layers ending with cheese.


Cover with foil and bake for 30 min at 350*.


After 30 min, remove the foil and increase temperature to 400* for an additional 20 min.


Remove from oven and enjoy!