1 med. onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 lb. ground beef
1 (3-4 oz.) can mushrooms
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
2 tsp. salt
1 bay leaf, crumbled
1 egg, beaten
1 (8 oz.) pkg. wide noodles, cooked & drained
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1 c. cottage cheese, drained
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
American cheese

Fry onion, garlic, olive oil and ground beef. Cook until brown. Add mushrooms with liquid, tomato sauce, tomato paste, 1 teaspoon salt, bay leaf and let simmer 15 minutes. Mix egg with noodles. Mix well, spinach, parsley, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese and 1 teaspoon salt.

Layer in the following order: 1/2 of meat mix; 1/2 of noodles; all of the spinach mix; 1/2 of noodles; 1/2 of meat mix.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and top with strips of American cheese. Bake 5 more minutes until cheese is softened. One recipe will fill big shallow glass dish.