I enjoy the fact that I have a reason to invite people over as often as I can. I come up with so many different recipes, that my family would bloat if I had them tasting all of them. The dish that I had just served to some friends is called Baby Mini Lasagna Rolls.
Ingredients
- ½ pound Italian Sausage
- ½ pound lean ground beef
- 10 ounces of frozen spinach, thawed and drained, then chopped
- 4 cups of pasta sauce or marinara
- 1 large egg
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 cups of ricotta cheese, or cottage cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 cup or more of Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 9 cooked lasagna noodles
How To Make Mini Lasagna Rolls
FIRST STEP:
Preheat the oven to 350*
Lightly spray a 9×13 baking pan
SECOND STEP:
In a skillet, crumble and brown the two meats
In a mixing bowl, combine the egg, salt, pepper, parmesan, spinach and ricotta cheese
THIRD STEP:
Stir to combine well
Drain any excess grease from the meat and mix with the cheese mixture
FOURTH STEP:
Pour 1 cup of pasta sauce on the bottom of the pan
Lay out the cooked lasagna noodles in front of you, spread about ⅓ cup plus a tbsp of mixture and spread out on each noodle
FIFTH STEP:
Roll each noodle from the short side and place seam side down into the baking pan
Cover with the remaining pasta sauce
SIXTH STEP:
Sprinkle with the shredded mozzarella cheese
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes
Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Enjoy!