Spinach Lasagna

Hmmm, the lasagna looks thin right, will slap on more meat sauce in future.

My super big bowl of meat sauce. I still have half a bowl left after doing the lasagna. 


Ingredients

Meat Sauce
300g ground pork / beef
1 onion, diced
1 big carrot, diced
1 red capsicum, diced
4 large ripe tomatoes, deseed and pureed
1 6oz can of tomato paste (I used the whole can as I do not want to have any leftovers)
A few bay leaves
Salt, pepper and Italian herbs to taste

White Sauce
1 cup milk
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
50g cheddar cheese

Mozzarella Cheese (I used low fat)
1 packet of spinach, boiled and chopped
Instant lasagna

Method

1. Heat oil in saucepan. Prepare meat sauce. Brown onion in pan till soften and translucent.
2. Add meat in and stir-fry till brown, add capsicum and carrot and fry. 
3. Add in tomato paste and tomato puree. Add in bay leaves and italian herbs.
4. Cook till mixture boils, and simmer over low heat for 20-30min. Season with salt / pepper to taste. Dish up and put aside for later use.
5. Boil spinach in water for 5min. Drain and chop into smaller pieces.
6. Prepare white sauce. Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in flour and cook for 2min over gentle heat.Remove from heat and stir in milk. Return to heat and stir till mixture is thick and smooth. Season with salt / pepper as desired and add cheese. Continue to stir over low heat till cheese melts.
7. Preheat oven to 180C. Pour meat sauce into a baking dish. Alternate layers of lasagna, white sauce, spinach, meat sauce ending with white sauce on top. Sprinkle top with shredded mozzarella cheese and bake in oven for 35-40min until cooked through. 
8. Let stand for 5min before serving.