INGREDIENTS
4 cups
broken lasagna noodles (about 9 noodles)
2 tbsp
cooking oil
1/2 cup
chopped onion
1 lb
ground beef , or 1/2 pound each beef and ground sausage
2
large cloves of garlic , minced
1 tbsp
dried parsley
2 tsp
Italian seasoning
1 tsp
Creole or Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama ), or to taste, optional
1 tsp
kosher salt , or to taste
1/4 tsp
freshly cracked black pepper , or to taste
1
( 6 ounce ) can of tomato paste
2
(14-1/2 ounce) cans of diced tomatoes , undrained
1 cup
cottage or ricotta cheese
2 cups
shredded mozzarella cheese , divided