COOKING CLASS WEEK 2 ..SLOW COOKED SUMMER LASAGNE

Place 1 kg of mince , 2 peeled and chopped onion , 1 tbs of minced garlic in a medium pot with a good splash of oil .
Cook through until brown .
Now add 1 tin of tomato paste (170 gm ) , 800gm of tinned tomatoes , 1and 1/2 tsp of salt , 1 tbs of Italian herbs .
Cook over a medium heat until heated through .
Now in a medium bowl mix together 500gm of cottage cheese , 120gm or 1 cup of parmesan cheese with 500gm of mozzarella cheese .
Spray the bowl of your slow cooker and spoon over a layer of the meat sauce onto the bottom , then add a layer of lasagne sheets  ( breaking the sheets to fit ) , now add a covering of uncooked spinach leaves or a rainbow mix of shredded beetroot , carrot and broccoli .
Top this with another layer of lasagne sheets , followed by 1/3 rd of the cheese mix , a layer of sauce , lasagne sheets , spinach / rainbow mix , cheese , sauce. repeat until finished ....finishing with a layer of the cheese mix .
Top with cherry tomatoes and a sprinkle of cinnamon or nutmeg .

Place the lid on your slower cooker and set on low for 6 hours .
At home I made a salmon lasagne the same way just substituting 1 kg of drained tinned salmon for the mince .
The left over Salmon lasagne went into pies ....salmon lasagne pies are delicious .