Step 1

Prep: Dice the onions into small pieces. If you want to pull out all the required ingredients and have them ready, that will be helpful as this recipe moves along.

Step 2

Sauce: Cook the ground beef, diced onion, and garlic in a 10-inch skillet, over medium heat. Stir occasionally until the beef is no longer pink; drain excess grease once cooked. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the parsley, Italian seasoning, sugar, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste. Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Then reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for about 45 minutes or until slightly thickened.

Step 3

Prep & pasta: Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Cook the lasagna noodles as directed on the package and then drain when done. If using non-cook noodles, you can omit this step!

Step 4

Cheese Mixture: In a small bowl, mix the cottage cheese, eggs, ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, the remaining 1 tablespoon of parsley, and the oregano together until fully combined.

Step 5

Assemble: Spread about 1 ½ cups of the sauce in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with 3-4 noodles, whatever can fit in your pan to cover the surface. After that, spread 1 cup of the cheese mixture over the noodles and then spread another 1 cup of the sauce mixture on top of that layer. Sprinkle the top layer with ½ cup of mozzarella cheese. Repeat this process 2 more times.

Step 6

Bake: Cover the baking dish with foil, place in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover the dish and bake about 15 minutes longer or until the top of the lasagna is hot and bubbly. Let stand for about 15 minutes before cutting. Slice, serve and enjoy!