In a skillet heat up olive oil, add onion and cook or 5 min. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Drain off fat. Add assorted dried spices and mix in tomato pasta sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside to cool.
In a bowl combine the mozzarella, ricotta and cottage cheese. Add the garlic powder and mix everything together.
Using a 9×13 glass pan start to layer the lasagna. Start with a thin layer of the tomato sauce mixture.
Cover the tomato sauce with a layer of thinly sliced zucchini. Cover the zucchini with the cheese mixture. Add tomato sauce.
Top with 4 oven-ready lasagna noodles and repeat. Sauce. Zucchini. Cheese. Noodles. For the final layer pour out remaining tomato sauce and sprinkle mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese on top. Sprinkle with ground salt and pepper. Top with fresh basil if desired.
Cover the lasagna with foil and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 5 minutes to slightly brown your cheese. Remove from oven and allow to sit for about 15 minutes before serving