Tender lasagna noodles filled with a creamy ricotta cheese filling and a flavorful meat sauce. These lasagna roll ups are an easy dinner idea that your family will request again and again.
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 50 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients
12lasagna noodles (cooked 2 minutes less than package says)
Brown the hamburger with the onions in a pan over medium-heat. Drain grease and then add the garlic and cook an additional 1-2 minutes. Cook until onions are soft. Then add in spaghetti sauce and Italian seasoning. Let simmer for 15 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Add more Italian seasoning or fresh basil if desired.
While the sauce is simmering, whisk the egg in a medium-sized bowl. Then add in the ricotta cheese and basil. You could also do half ricotta and half cottage cheese. Set aside.
Assembling:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Add about 1 cup sauce to the bottom of a 9x13" casserole dish.
I find it easiest to assemble 6 noodles at a time on a cookie sheet. Spread about 3 Tablespoons of the filling onto each noodle. Then add about 1/4 cup of sauce down the middle of each noodle. Roll noodles up and place in casserole dish. Add remaining sauce on top and around the sides of the pan. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
Bake:
Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10-20 minutes, or until golden and bubbly. Allow to set 5 minutes before serving. Top with fresh basil, if desired.
Notes
Adding vegetables: You can absolutely sneak vegetables in. Just add it in when cooking the onions. Some vegetables we like to add are spinach and/or mushrooms.Assemble ahead of time: You can make this ahead of time and leave in the refrigerator up to 24 hours before baking. You can also make the sauce up to 3 days in advance. Freezer instructions: Assemble rolls in a freezer container or foil pan. Then cover with foil and freeze. When ready to use allow to thaw overnight in the refrigerator and then bake accordingly. From frozen, bake about an hour.