Lasagna Roll-Ups

Lasagna Roll-Ups

After making this dish my husband said "This is the best meal you have made me!". With that I accepted the challenge to continue making awesome meals for us.  Lasagna Roll-Ups are an easy meal to make during the week or on the weekend. Since it was my first time making them, Prep time was about 30 minutes and cooking time was about 20 minutes. Bear in mind that part of your "prep time" you will be cooking at the same time.

What you will need:

8 Lasagna Noodles

1/2 lbd.  Ground Italian Sausage 

1 Tablespoon Olive oil

1 1/2  Clove Garlic

1/2 Onion

1 Tablespoon Garlic Salt

1 Teaspoon Pepper

1 can Crushed Tomatoes (14.5 oz)

1 Egg

1/2 cup Ricotta Cheese

1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

1 1/2 Tablespoon Fresh Basil, chopped

1 1/2 Tablespoon Fresh Oregano, chopped

1/4 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Let's Get Cooking!

First, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Next, heat a large pot of water to boiling over high heat.  When it reaches a boil, add a pinch or two of salt and place noodles into the water.  Stir occasionally and cook the noodles so the are firm but not hard. When the noodles are done,  drain them and set aside.

Meanwhile (while noodles are cooking)  in a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.  Add garlic and onion and saute for 2-3 minutes.  Next add ground Italian sausage  and cook until almost brown.  When almost cooked through, add your can of crushed tomatoes and reduce heat to medium low.  Cover skillet and let simmer for about 15 minutes.  

Now for the good stuff!  In a small bowl, lightly beat an egg.  Add ricotta, Parmesan, basil, oregano, pepper and garlic salt and stir together.  Spray pan lightly with cooking spray.   To assemble, on a drained noodle, add a spoonful of ricotta mixture.  Then top the ricotta mix with a spoonful of meat sauce and roll up.  Place seam side down in pan (I found that if you don't it still come out good).  Continue until you've used all the noodles.  Use any remaining sauce mix and pour it onto your lasagna rolls and  sprinkle with mozzarella and crushed red pepper flakes.  Bake approximately 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Let cool. Enjoy! 

After Cooking Notes:

This recipe already  calls for a good amount of cheese. But if you are a cheese lover like my husband and I are, then I recommend adding some Parmesan cheese to the top before you eat your lasagna rolls. It gives it a gooey-cheesy goodness!