Spinach Basil Mushroom Shallot Lasagana

Garfield  was  a  stupid  comic  strip,  and and even  worse  movie,  but  for  some  reason  his love for  lasagna and the gluttony and laziness caused  by  it really hit it on the mark.  I do  love to  eat but tend to  eat several small  meals spread out over the  day as  opposed to  stuffing  my pie  hole to  the  point  of  going  into  a  food  coma siesta.  If  it  is one  food  that  If  I do  decide  to  indulge  in it  is  Lasagna.  Although  one  can add  any  combination  of  ingredients  my overall  favorite  is  Spinach,  maybe  because  some  where  deep  down  inside I know that its   good  for  me.  Spinach  is  the  only vegetable  that  actually  is has  more  vitamins when consumed cooked  than raw,  either  way they  are  both  delicious  and  still have  tons  of  Iron and fiber.  On  a  cold  winter  day,  I  love  consuming  it  and  then  going  into  a  hibernation like  state,  I  just  woke  up  from  a  4  hour  power nap  after  consuming 3  healthy portions  of  it.  When  done  consuming  leftover  are  great because  it  is  made  in trays  and  this  allows  the  sauce to  soak  into the  noodles  and  it  gets  better  with  time.  Serve  with garlic  bread  and  little  raw  vegetable  crudites and you  have  a  great filling  power  up  meal.

Sauce

1 large onion

4 cloves garlic

1  28 oz  can  crushed  red  tomatoes

1/2 cup water

2  tsp sugar

salt

black pepper

1 tsp cayenne pepper

bunch  fresh  basil

2 tsp dry oregano

Filing

1 16 Oz cup  ricotta Cheese

1/4 cup Parmesan

2 shallots finely minced

2 cloves garlic

bunch basil

2 tsp oregano

salt

black pepper

1 bag  frozen spinach

1 cup chopped  mushrooms

1 box lasagna  noodles

2 cups shredded  mozzarella

Preheat over to 350

Sweat onion and  garlic and  then  add  rest of  ingredients  and   simmer  over  low  heat

Mix together all  ingredients  for  filling  and  set  aside  as  you boil  lasagna  noodles

Take  a  large baking pan coat bottom of  pan  with layer of  sauce, the noodles, then filling, then layer of cheese the noodles then sauce then filling then layer of cheese then noddles then sauce then layer of  cheese.  Bake for 30 minute  remove from heat and  let  sit  15 minutes before serving.

Secret trick :  Have a light  sorbet in the  freezer as  a desert  for  after  you  fully  digest  to finish of the meal with a smile,  I recommend  tangerine  or  watermelon.