1/2 lb Ground beef
1 c Onion, chopped
1 md Clove garlic, crushed
2 cn Tomato sauce (15 oz. each)
1 ts Dry basil, crushed
1/2 ts Dry oregano, crushed
1/2 ts Salt
1 pk Frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained
1 pt Small curd cottage cheese
1/4 c Parmesan cheese, grated
1 Egg, slightly beaten
4 c Cooked elbow macaroni
1/2 lb Swiss cheese, grated

Brown beef and cook onion with garlic until tender. Add tomato sauce and seasonings; simmer 5 minutes. Combine spinach, cottage cheese, Parmesan and egg. In a 2-qt. greased, shallow baking dish, layer half each of macaroni, grated Swiss cheese and meat sauce. Cover with spinach mixture; then add remaining macaroni, grated cheese and meat sauce. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes, until hot and bubbly. Let stand several minutes before serving.