Crumble ground beef into 2-quart dish. Cover and microwave on high for 3 to 5 minutes, until no longer pink. Pour off grease. Break up beef into very small pieces. Stir in spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, all the oregano, and 1 Tablespoon parsley. Cover and microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir and set aside.
For cheese mixture, mix cottage cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, egg, all the basil, and 1 Tablespoon parsley. Set aside.
Spread 1-1/3 cups meat sauce into a 12" x 7-1/2" x 2" dish. Over lap four uncooked lasagna noodles on top of meat sauce. Spread 1 cup cheese mixture on top of noodles. Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella cheese over cheese mixture. Spread 1-1/3 cups meat sauce on top of mozzarella cheese. Over lap four uncooked lasagna noodles on top of meat sauce. Spread 1 cup cheese mixture on top of noodles. Top with remaining meat sauce. Be sure to cover the ends of the noodles with meat sauce or they get chewy.
Cover and microwave on high for 10 minutes. Rotate dish and microwave on medium (50%) for about 22 to 25 minutes, until the noodles are tender. Remove from microwave and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Note: Lasagna freezes exceptionally well.
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