Lasagna Roll Ups
Lasagna Roll Ups are perfectly portioned, so cheesy, and full of veggies- a great crowd pleasing dinner! Do yourself a favor and make a double batch of lasagna rolls because they freeze perfectly and are amazing for meal prep, too.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 576kcal
Ingredients
- 8 whole wheat or GF lasagna noodles
- Olive oil spray
- 1 pound ground sweet Italian chicken sausage don't like? Use lean ground beef or turkey
- 10 oz frozen chopped spinach thawed and completely drained or 2 cups of of fresh spinach, chopped small
- 8 oz part skim ricotta or cottage cheese I used cottage cheese and it was GREAT!
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- Salt and fresh pepper
- Sprinkle crushed red pepper optional
- 2 cups homemade or 1 jar of no sugar added, tomato pasta sauce (I like Rao's)
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- Cook lasagna noodles al-dente
- While noodles are cooking, spray pan with olive oil spray and cook sausage until browned and no pink remains. Remove from heat, drain, and let cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 350
- Combine cooked sausage, spinach, ricotta, Parmesan, HALF of the mozzarella, egg, salt, black and red pepper (if using) in a medium bowl.
- Place a piece of wax or parchment paper on the counter and lay out lasagna noodles. If necessary, pat noodles dry with paper toweling.
- Add 1 cup of sauce to the bottom of a 9x12 baking dish
- Take about 1/3 cup of sausage mixture and spread evenly over one noodle. Repeat until all noodles are covered. Roll each noodle carefully and place seam side down into the baking dish.
- Ladle 1-2 T of sauce over top the roll ups in the baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese over noodles.
- Cover and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cheese melts. Uncover for the last few minutes if desired.
Notes
21 Day Fix: 1 1/4 RED, 3/4 GREEN, 1 BLUE, 1 YELLOW (per 2 rolls)
WW: 7 points (per 1 roll); 13 points (per 2 rolls) [Calculated using reduced fat cheese, part skim ricotta, and 99% fat free ground turkey]
Nutrition
Serving: 2roll ups | Calories: 576kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 168mg | Sodium: 1248mg | Potassium: 1333mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 9113IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 465mg | Iron: 4mg