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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F).
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Brown beef and sausage in a large saucepan over medium heat.
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Throw the onions and garlic in the with the beef for the last few minutes of cooking.
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Once meat is browned and onions are translucent, drain grease.
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Add marinara sauce to saucepan and stir to combine everything.
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Keep on medium heat and heat through.
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Combine cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg in a large bowl.
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In a large lasagna pan, put enough meat sauce on the bottom of the pan to cover it (about 2 cups).
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Place uncooked noodles in a single layer on top of sauce.
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On top of noodles, spread 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture and 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.
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Place about 2 cups of meat sauce on top of mozzarella cheese, then another layer of noodles.
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Put remaining cottage cheese mixture on top of noodles, followed by remaining meat sauce and then top with remaining mozzarella cheese (and additional Parmesan cheese if desired)*.
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Cover with aluminum foil, place on top of a baking sheet (to catch drips) and bake for 45 minutes.
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At the 45 minute point, remove aluminum foil and continue to cook until cheese is bubbly and brown.
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Remove from oven and let sit for 10 15 minutes.
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Enjoy!
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*If you have a deeper lasagna pan (or if you dont use any meat), you could probably do a third layer.
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Mine was almost overflowing so I could only do 2 layers.
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**This recipe is easy to cut in half if you want to use an 8 x 8 baking dish instead of a 9 x 13.
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Cut all ingredients in half except for the egg you can still use a whole egg (plus, how do you cut an egg in half?
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Dont answer that.
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