Prepare and refrigerate overnight or several hours before baking. May be frozen then baked.
Brown 1 pound ground beef. Drain fat. Add contents of 2 packages of spaghetti sauce mix (1.5 oz each), 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce and 3 cans water. Simmer 10 minutes. Have ready: 1/2 lb uncooked lasagne noodles, 1 12 oz container cottage cheese, 1 8 oz package shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/3 c grated parmesan (optional).
In 9x13 pan spread 1 1/2 cup sauce, 1 layer of uncooked noodles, top with some sauce, and some of each cheese in layers. Repeat, making sure noodles are immersed in sauce. Bake 350 for 45-55 minutes until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes. Makes 8 servings. May make 1/2 recipe with 1 package of sauce mix.
To double, use two pans, 4 packages of spaghetti sauce mix, 4 cans tomato sauce 6 cans water, 2 containers of cottage cheese, and a big block of mozzarella. Freeze one before baking, and bake the other. Divide the baked one into sandwich boxes and re-freeze for lunches.
