Thousand Layer Lasagne

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound fresh egg pasta sheets (or make some from scratch)
• butter to prep baking dish
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 28-ounce can crushed organic tomatoes
• zest of one lemon
• 3 4-ounce balls of fresh mozzarella, torn up into little pieces
• a handful of slivered basil (optional)
• freshly grated Parmesan (optional)