2 lbsground beef
1medium onion, chopped
1/2 cupcelery, sliced
1/2green pepper, chopped
1garlic clove, minced
2 1/2 cupscanned tomatoes
1 cuptomato sauce
1/2 cupwater
1 1/2 tspsalt
1/4 tsppepper
1/2 tsporegano
1/2 tspthyme
1 tbspparsley
1/8 tspcrushed chilies
2 cupscottage cheese
2 cupsmozzarella cheese, grated
1/4 cupparmesan cheese, grated
1kg packageuncooked lasagna noodles

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
2. Brown ground beef in a large fry pan; drain grease
3. Add onion, celery, green pepper and garlic to fry pan, cooking just until softened
4. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and water. Stir in seasonings
5. In a greased baking dish, layer ingredients in the following order: noodles, meat mixture, noodles, cottage cheese, and mozzarella cheese
6. Sprinkle top layer with Parmesan. If you have enough depth to the pan you have chosen, repeat the layers (This is a large recipe and can be split up between several baking dishes. I often use two 9″ square cake pans)
7. Cover and bake for 1 hour
8. Remove cover and brown cheese under broiler