1 pound ground beef
2 large cloves garlic, crushed
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup water
l large egg, lightly beaten
1 (12 ounce) container cottage cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
8 lsagna noodles, uncooked
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
2 cups ( 8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Crumble beef into a 2-quart bowl; add garlic. Microwave at HIGH 6 minutes or until browned, stirring beef once; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and water.
Combine egg, cottage cheese, and pepper.
Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce in a 13 X 9 X 2 inch baking dish. Top with half each of uncooked noodles, cottage cheese mixture, spinach, meat sauce, amd mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers, and cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap.
Microwave at HIGH 8 minutes; then microwave at MEDIUM (50% power) 30 to 32 minutes or until noodles are tender, turning dish occasionally.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; cover and let stand 15 minutes before serving. Yeild: 6 servings.
Additional comments: The shortct? Not cooking the noodles before layering them. They soften as they bake in the lasagna.
If your microwave won't hold a 13 X 9 X 2 inch dish, use your oven instead. Just cover the dish with foil, and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and bake, uncovered, 10 more minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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