Baked Penne

1 pound of ground beef or sausage
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp fennel
1 tsp anise
1 can of diced tomatoes (drained)
1 jar favorite spaghetti sauce
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 container of cottage cheese
2/3 cup plain yogurt or sour cream
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1 box of penne pasta or whatever style pasta you like

Sauce Mixture: Season meat liberally with salt and pepper. Brown meat with garlic, fennel and anise.  Drain fat.  Add can of diced tomatoes and jar of spaghetti sauce.

Cheese mixture: Combine cottage cheese, plain yogurt, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and parsely.  Season with pepper.  May want to add one beaten egg to cheese mixture to help it set.

Cook pasta to a little before al dente.

Spray 9x13 (or two 8x8) dish with cooking spray.  Coat bottom of dish with tomato sauce or reserve a little spaghetti sauce from the jar to coat the bottom of the dish.  Layer in this order: noodles, cheese mixture, sauce mixture.  Repeat.  Make sure all noodles are covered in sauce.  Top with a little mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

Cover with foil. Freeze or bake.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until hot and bubbly at the sides.  Remove foil the last 10-15 minutes.  If baking from frozen, will take about 2 hours.