Change up lasagna night and make these Lasagna Rolls with Meat Sauce. These lasagna noodles are filled with a cheesy ricotta and mozzarella filling and topped with a flavorful meat sauce. It's a great recipe you'll be Glad to Give.
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Ingredients
Meat Sauce
1tablespoonolive oil
1medium onionchopped
4clovesgarlicminced
1lb.ground beef
1 28-ouncecan tomato puree
1 15-ouncecan tomato sauce
1 6-ouncecan tomato paste
1tablespoonfreshly chopped basil
2 ½teaspoonssugar
1 ½teaspoonskosher salt
1teaspoonoregano
½teaspoonblack pepper
2bay leaves
Lasagna Rolls
1box lasagna noodles
2eggs
1 32-ouncecontainer Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
1cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1 ½tablespoonsparsley
2cupsshredded Mozzarella cheesedivided
Instructions
Boil lasagna noodles according to manufacturer's instructions.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. and prepare a 9 X 13-inch baking dish by spraying it with cooking spray.
Meat Sauce
In a large skilled, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes.
Add the ground beef and cook until browned.
Add the tomato sauce, puree, paste, sugar, basil, salt, oregano, pepper and bay leaves and mix well.
Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Lasagna Rolls
Cover a clean work surface with two long sheets of wax paper and spray them with some cooking spray. Drain noodles and lay flat on the prepared wax paper.
In a large bowl, beat eggs.
Add the ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, and parsley and mix until thoroughly mixed.
Place 3 tablespoons of filling on each noodle and with an offset spatula, spread evenly over the noodle.
Evenly distribute 1 1/4 cups of the shredded mozzarella over the noodles.
Gently roll each noodle up.
Assembly
Remove the bay leaves and spoon half of the meat sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Place the rolled noodles seam side down into the baking dish and cover with the remaining meat sauce.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Uncover, sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and return to oven to bake for an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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