Basic Ground Beef and Cheese Lasagna

Menu for a casual superbowl party: potato chips and pretzels, cut-up veggies, nachos, one of those big hollowed-out pumpernickel rounds filled with dip, a big pot of chili simmering on the stove, salad, a lasagna keepng warm in the oven. This recipe makes 1 9x13x2 inch pan of lasagna to serve 8.

• 1 pkg. lasagna noodles
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 2 large cans tomato sauce
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp. oregano
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 500 g. (2 cups) cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
• 1 beaten egg
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 lb. mozarella cheese sliced thinly, or shredded.

Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions, drain.

Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a large high-sided frypan or a pot on the stove, add ground beef. Cook and stir till browned. Taste the tomato sauce, if it's a little sour or bitter, stir in 1 tbsp. sugar. Add tomato sauce to ground beef with onion, garlic salt, oregano and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes more. In a bowl, mix cheese, egg, salt, pepper.

Arrange half the noodles in the bottom of a 9x13x2 inch baking dish. Spread half the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles, then half the meat mixture, repeat the layers. Top with paremsan cheese and mozarella. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes.