Lasagna Hoagies

The original recipe for this came out of one of the small Taste of Home recipe books (Original title was Lasagna in a Bun).  I changed a couple of things, and next time I make them, I will change it up some more.  Here is the recipe with the changes I have made to make the hoagies.

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 can (14 ½ oz) diced tomatoes, blended in food processor
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce, no salt added
1 envelope onion soup mix
¼ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp dried oregano
6 Hoagie buns
¾ cup 4% cottage cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 cup (4 oz) part skim mozzarella cheese, divided

• In a large skillet, brown ground beef until no longer pink.  Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, soup mix, basil and oregano.  Cook 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Cut hoagie rolls in half, making the bottom half thicker than the top.  Scoop out the bread from both halves of the roll making wells on each half.
• In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg and ¼ cup mozzarella cheese.  Spoon into bottom halves of rolls.  Top with the meat mixture and sprinkle each with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Wrap each hoagie with aluminum foil, place on sheet pan, and bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.