MEAT SAUCE:

1 1/2 lb. ground chuck
1 lb. Italian sausage
2 cloves garlic, chop up
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 (15 oz.) can plain tomato sauce
1 can tomatoes
1 sm. can tomato paste
1 tsp. oregano
4 whole bay leaves (broke in half)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. sugar

Brown meat slowly, then drain off fat. Add the rest of the ingredients. Cook slowly 8 to 10 hours in waterless cookware on lowest flame or in crock pot on low.

3 c. cottage cheese (beaten with 2 eggs)
1 1/2 lb. mozzarella cheese (shredded)
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
1 pkg. lasagna noodles

Cook noodles in large amount of boiling salted water until tender; drain, rinse. Layer 1/2 of the noodles in baking dish. Spread 1/2 of meat sauce on noodles, spoon cottage cheese mixture on top of sauce and then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Repeat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 1/2 hour.