Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients

1 (24-oz.) jar pasta sauce

¼ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

2 ⅓ cups heavy cream, divided

32 ounces ricotta cheese

1 ounce fresh basil, chopped

½ teaspoon kosher salt

2 cups freshly shredded Parmesan cheese, divided

4 large shallots, thinly sliced

⅓ cup olive oil

8 garlic cloves, minced

2 (10-oz.) packages fresh baby spinach

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

12 no-boil lasagna noodles

1 (12-oz.) jar roasted red bell pepper strips, drained

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine first 2 ingredients and 1 cup cream. Separately combine ricotta, next 2 ingredients, and 1 cup Parmesan.
Sauté shallots in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Remove shallot mixture.
Add one-third of spinach to Dutch oven; cook over medium-high heat 1 minute or until wilted. Place spinach in a colander; drain. Repeat with remaining spinach.
Cook butter and flour in Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add 1 1/3 cups cream; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; add spinach and shallots.
Pour 1/2 cup sauce mixture in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with 3 lasagna noodles.
Layer half of spinach mixture, half of roasted peppers, 3 lasagna noodles, and half of ricotta mixture over pasta.
Repeat layers; top with 3 lasagna noodles. Pour remaining sauce mixture over top. Place baking dish on a foil-lined baking sheet.
Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Top with 1 cup Parmesan, and bake 15 minutes. Let stand 30 minutes.

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