Lazy Lasagne with Spinach & Ricotta

I've made a version of this many times before but then had the idea of adding spinach and ricotta...and it worked!

Ingredients:

2 Tblsp Olive Oil

1 Brown Onion; Chopped

3 Cloves Garlic; Crushed

500g Beef Mince

2 Carrots; Chopped

1 Zucchini; Chopped

2 Tblsp Tomato Paste

700ml Bottle Passata

Salt And Pepper

375g Pack Fresh Lasagna Sheets

2 Cups Tasty Cheese; grated

300g Spinach Leaves

250g tub Ricotta Cheese

Method:

Preheat oven 180.C

Heat oil in pan and add onion to cook for 3 mins. Add carrot and zucchini and cook 2 minutes. 

Add garlic, stir until aromatic.

Add beef mince and break up until no lumps.

Add tomato paste and passata. Stir and season with salt and pepper. 

Simmer on low for 20-25 mins.

Meanwhile bring a large pot of water up to the boil. 

Tear lasagna sheets up (the more rustic the better!) and add to water. Cook for 5 minutes until al dente. 

Add cooked bolognese mixture along with drained lasagne sheets to a large oven dish. Mix well. 

Turn a sauce pan on to medium heat and add spinach leaves. Slowly let the leaves wilt (won’t take long). Once cooled place in a bowl and add ricotta cheese. Mix well. 

Now back to the oven dish, add half the grated cheese over bolognese, then add spoonfuls of spinach ricotta mixture on top. 

Then add the rest of the cheese. 

Add to a preheated 180 °c oven for 15-20 mins or until golden on top and cheese bubbling.