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fry the hamburger in a skillet with Italian seasoning or fresh basil and oregano.
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add a few touches of garlic if desired.
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cook until no longer pink.
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drain the grease and place the hamburger into a bowl.
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mix in tomato sauce.
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dont make it runny.
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you want this thick.
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mix and if it is thin or runny add tomato paste to thicken it.
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TASTE .
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if it needs more seasoning add more.
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if using mushroom and onion slice the mushrooms and cut up the onion
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fry the onion and mushroom in butter and some garlic or Italian seasoning.
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you can add both.
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dont over season.
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add mushroom first cook for about 10 minutes then add onion in.
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cook until they are translucent.
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you can also leave out the onion from frying if you like them more raw.
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dont forget you will be baking this soon
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put the onion and mushroom mix in a bowl.
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if there is extra butter drain it
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start boiling water in a pot to cook the noodles.
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when cooking these we do only a few at a time.
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dont add the whole box.
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finished noodles.
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put them in cold water so they don't stick together.
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in another bowl mix cottage cheese with egg and parmesan cheese.
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you want this kind of thick not runny
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rinse spinach with water.
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cut off stems if you like and put them in a bowl
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pre heat oven to 350
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get a casserole dish .
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add a small amount of sauce to cover the bottom.
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you dont want the noodles to stick or burn to the bottom
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layers : I start with noodles first.
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hamburger mix next.
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cottage cheese mix.
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onion and mushroom mix.
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spinach.
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mozzarella cheese.
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repeat until your dish is almost full.
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the last layer should be noodles.
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then sauce on top of them.
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you can sprinkle basil , oregano or italian seasoning also.
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cover and bake for 30 to 50 minutes.
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get it hot.
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pull it out.
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uncover it and put extra mozzarella cheese on top.
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bake until the top cheese is melted
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let it stand for at least 10 to 20 minutes.
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cut and serve.
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enjoy with a side salad or butter bread
