Dinner
Straightforward Lasagna Roll Ups from the Pantry
Growing up, my GO-TO dish was always lasagna. When my mom asked what I wanted to eat on my birthday
- 2 servings
- Prep 20 minutes
- Cook 20 minutes
- Total 40 minutes
Today we’re putting a fun twist on old-school lasagna with these Straightforward Lasagna Roll Ups.
I like these because they’re fun, straightforward to throw together, and don’t have to bake as long as long-used lasagna. That’s all a huge bonus in my book when I need dinner FAST.
This comes together in 3 straightforward steps: 1) boil your noodles. While you wait for the pasta to cook you 2) make the cheese filling. This is simple and involves simple mixing everything together in one bowl. Then you 3) assemble.
To assemble the roll ups, you divide the cheese mixture evenly among the sheets of pasta and loosely roll each up. You then place the rolls in your dish (with a little pasta sauce underneath) and then cover them with more sauce and cheese. Bake and DONE.
Unfussy and WORTH THE POT! I’m officially obsessed.
If you’re gluten free or looking for a lighter version of this dish, I also have something similar but using zucchini ribbons. Get that recipe HERE.
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See how to make these Straightforward Lasagna Roll Ups here:
The recipe
Unfussy Lasagna Roll Ups for the Table
- 2 servings
- Prep 20 minutes
- Cook 20 minutes
- Total 40 minutes
Ingredients
Ricotta Filling:
- 4 oz of ricotta cheese
- 2 oz of cottage cheese (can also substitute this for more ricotta)
- 3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese (shredded*)
- ⅛ cup of fresh parsley
- ¼ tablespoon of dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 2 cloves of garlic
- ¼ teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 fresh egg
Lasagna Rolls:
- 8 lasagna noodles
- 1 cup of pasta sauce (divided in half)
- 1 ½ cup of mozzarella cheese (shredded or in small chunks)
Method
- 1
Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees F and spray a (roughly) 9x9 inch pan or similar oval pan with cooking spray.
- 2
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook your noodles according to package directions. Once done, drain and run under cold water to cool the noodles down.
- 3
To make the ricotta filling: stir together all f the ricotta ingredients and set aside until the noodles are ready.
- 4
In the bottom of your pan, spread out 3/4 cup of the pasta sauce.
- 5
Lay all of your noodles flat and divide the cheese mixture evenly among the 8 noodles, spreading the mixture out evenly across each. Roll each noodle up loosely and arrange them in your baking dish.
- 6
Top the rolls with the remaining pasta sauce and the mozzarella cheese. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve and ENJOY!
Cook notes
*you can sub for mozzarella if vegetarian
