Easy & Delicious Lasagna

1 box oven-ready lasagna noodles
1 lb ground sirloin*
1 T butter or margarine
1/2 c onion, diced
1 clove or 1 t garlic, minced or crushed
1 (28 0z) can crushed tomatoes
1 T oregano
1/2 t basil
1/2 t thyme
1 bay leaf
1 T brown sugar
2 T red wine
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
2 pints fat free cottage cheese
1/2 c Parmesan cheese
1 T parsley
1 egg
2 c or 1 lb mozarella cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown ground sirloin and set aside. (If using more fatty kind of ground beef, drain off grease.) In same pan, saute onion and garlic in butter. Return meat to the pan and heat through. Add in tomatoes, oregano, basil, thyme, bay leaf, brown sugar, red wine, salt & pepper. Cook about 10 minutes until hot and bubbly. Remove from heat. In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley and egg. Mix well. Layer according to package directions. Cover and cook for 40 min to 1 hour until hot and bubbly and pasta is completely done. Serve with Favorite Tossed Salad and your choice of salad dressings.

*For a Vegetarian version, simply leave out the ground sirloin.