LASAGNE: A West Grove woman's recipe

The other day the "Taste of Home" website featured a delicious-sounding recipe for a classic hearty lasagne from Kim Orr of West Grove. She writes: "This recipe is one of my mom's specialties. It's a hearty main dish that gets requested time and time again. The from-scratch sauce makes each cheesy slice extra flavorful and softer-textured than other versions."
The recipe makes 12 servings:
1. Cook 1 lb ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Add 2 minced garlic cloves and cook 1 more minute. Drain. Add 1.5 C water, 15 oz tomato sauce, 6 oz tomato paste, 0.5 to 1 envelope of onion soup mix, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp sugar, and 1/4 tsp pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 min.
2. Spoon a half-cup of the meat sauce into a greased 13-by-9 baking dish. Layers with 3 cooked lasagna noodles and 2/3 C 4% cottage cheese, 1.25 C shredded part-skim mozzarella and 2/3 C grated Parmesan. Repeat the layers twice more for a total of 3 layers.
3. Cover. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
(Or you could just go to Giordano's and have their lasagna for dinner, like we did this evening.)