Chopping fresh parsley is much easier if you make sure the parsley is completely dry before using.  Place the parsley between 2 paper towels to soak up any moisture.

1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb italian sausage
1 jar (26 oz) pasta sauce
1 cup water
6 uncooked lasagna noodles broken into 2 inch pieces (you can always add more of these too)
1 container cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp dried parsley leaves
1 egg
2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend

Brown the Italian sausage and ground beef and drain. Stir in pasta sauce, water, and uncooked noodles. Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and cook for 20-25 minutes until pasta is almost tender.

In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley, and the egg. Spread over the pasta mixture. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the cottage cheese mixture has set and the pasta is tender.

6 servings

If you want dye your Easter Eggs naturally, it is quite easy. Look no further than your pantry!
Yellow - Simmer 2 - 3 tablespoons of turmeric or cumin in a saucepan of water for 20 - 3o minutes.

Pale Orange - Simmer 2 - 3 tablespoons of paprike in a saucepan of water for 20 - 3o minutes.

Brownish Orange - Simmer several handfuls of yellow onion skins.

Blue - Summer 4 cups of chopped red cabbage in a saucepan of water for an hour.

Light Purple - Same directions as blue but use either frozen blueberries, grape juice concentrate, or hibiscus tea.

Green - Simmer 4 cups of spinach or parsley in water in a saucepan.

Pink - Summer beets in water in a saucepan, or use the juice from a can of beets or jar of pickled beets.

Red - Simmer red onion skins, pomegranate juice, crushed cranberries, or red wine.

As you can see, you pretty much simmer the spices in water until you have a strong color. Then you should add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar, and hardboiled eggs. It can take several hours of soaking to get the color you want (and they tend to pastel). If you want a deeper tint, you can simmer the eggs right in the dye. However, I don’t suggest eating those!