Lasagna roll ups with a spinach and cheese filling, layered with a marinara sauce (meat optional!)
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time15minutes
Servings5
AuthorSam - Busy Girl Bites
Ingredients
Filling
7ozricotta cheese
1/2cupparmesan cheese
2tspItalian seasoning
1cupfresh spinachor ~1/3 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1egg
Roll Ups
1box lasagna noodles
1jar marinara saucedivided
1lbpackage ground beef or turkeyoptional
Instructions
Noodles and Filling
Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
Cook ground meat over medium high heat until cooked through. Drain and stir in 1/4 cup of marinara sauce.
If using fresh spinach, saute over medium heat with 1 tsp olive oil until wilted. Drain and chop.
Stir together ingredients for filling.
Roll-Ups
Prepare a clean surface and coat lightly with olive oil or cooking spray. Prepare a container lined with nonstick foil or cooking spray, spread 1/2 of remaining marinara sauce in the base of the container.
Lay 1 noodle flat, spread with ~1T filling and ~1T meat. Roll and place seam side down in the prepared container.
Repeat until noodles and filling are gone.
Spread remaining meat and sauce over top of the roll ups. Cover, refrigerate overnight, and freeze until ready for use.
To Serve
Thaw overnight.
Place desired number of rolls in a pan lined with nonstick foil or cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes, or until cheese is hot and bubbling.
Recipe Notes
When spreading the filling, it helps to keep the filling at least 1" away from both the short edges of the lasagna noodle. This makes for easier rolling!