Lasagna Roll-Ups (Meatless)
Posted On July 2, 2020
Lasagna Roll-Ups (Meatless)
(PLEASE NOTE: This is a meatless version of the Lasagna Roll-Ups I made the other day. Some pictures may show meat. HOWEVER: This recipe contains no meat). This is a very simple and different way to make lasagna. Instead of doing the traditional "layered" version of the meal, we decided to try individual "roll-ups." Since we can never finish a whole lasagna, I thought it might be easier to do these roll ups, in which the leftovers can be individual, already made, single servings you can use for lunch or snacks. To make it even more easy on yourself, I just have to tell you that we used a jarred sauce instead of making our own, just for the simplicity of the dish and to save time. If you make your own sauce and want to use that, please feel free to do so! This can also be done as a "meatless" version which I will publish under the "Meatless" category on this site as well. I hope you get to try this one out and if you do, please rate the recipe below by giving it 1 to 5 stars! And remember, all comments are wanted and appreciated!
Servings: 16 people
Calories: 237kcal
Cost: $8
Equipment
- Pot to boil noodles
- Casserole Dish or Roaster
- Aluminum Foil or Roaster/Casserole Lid
- Mixing Bowl
- Baking Sheet
- Large Skillet or Sauce Pan (to make the tomato sauce)
Ingredients
- 15 ounce Ricotta Cheese (Whole milk works better than skim)
- 8 ounce Mozzarella Cheese (divide this among ricotta and lasagna) Only use about 2 ounces in your ricotta mixture
- Lemon Juice 1/2 of a lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Parsley Flakes
- 2 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 24oz Jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 medium Onion, chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced (you can add more if you love garlic!)
- Salt To your taste
- Pepper To your taste
- 1 pound Box of Lasagna
Instructions
Ricotta Cheese Mixture
- In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta, parmesan, 2 ounces of mozzarella, parsley, garlic powder (you can also use freshly minced garlic here too) and the juice of 1/2 of a small lemon. Be careful not to get lemon seeds in your mixture. Mix until all ingredients are combined and egg is incorporated thoroughly throughout. The lemon gives that little bit of a "hmmm, what is that?" zing! 🙂
Lasagna Noodles
- Using a 1 pound box of lasagna noodles, boil them according to the directions on your box. Please note that these will cook more in the oven so they do not have to be completely cooked. However, you will need your noodles to be pliable enough to roll.
- Hint: If you have a large enough baking sheet that is deep enough, I sometimes will put my lasagna noodles on that and then pour some boiling water over them and let them sit while I'm making my tomato sauce. The flatter the noodle can lay, the better.
Tomato Sauce
- Sautee one medium onion (chopped) in a large skillet or sauce pan.
- Add minced garlic and stir for about 1 minute so garlic does not burn.
- Don't let your pride get in the way here!! It's all about saving time! Pour in your jarred sauce (or your home made sauce if you decide to do that) and combine with the onions and garlic.
- Bring the entire mixture to a nice simmer and cook for about 15 minutes.
Assembling the Lasagna Roll-Ups
- Preheat your oven to 375F degrees
- In a large casserole dish or roaster, take some of your tomato sauce and coat the bottom of the dish/roaster.
- Take your lasagna noodle, using a table spoon, gather some ricotta mixture and spread the mixture about 3/4 of the way up the noodle in a thin layer. Start rolling your noodle from bottom to top and place seam side down in your roaster/casserole dish.
- Continue doing this until you get through all of your noodles and/or ricotta mixture. Sometimes I end up with an extra noodle or two, so I just add some mozzarella and parmesan to those and roll them up without the ricotta.
- Ladle some sauce on top of each roll up so that when you bake them, the edges do not get too crispy.
- Next, add the remaining mozzarella cheese all over the top.
- If you have lid, cover the dish. If not, use aluminum foil and cover the dish completely.
- Place the Lasagna Roll-Ups into a preheated oven at 375F for 45 minutes.
- After 45 minutes, pull out the casserole/roaster and uncover. It should be warm and bubbly at this point. Let the roll-ups cool slightly before serving. ENJOY!
Nutrition
Serving: 1rollup | Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.2g | Protein: 8.6g | Fat: 2.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 345mg | Potassium: 337mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg