Lasagna Roll-ups

Yet again, here's another Pinterest inspired post.. lasagna roll-ups. The actual pin called for a slightly different recipe but I used the idea and made it into my own. I am also watching calories so the preparation was a tad different than the original pin. I will post both so you can do what works best for you but I highly recommend this recipe for a yummy dinner or ever pot luck surprise. It is mighty tasty!

The recipe I originally pinned was found here, I won't copy and paste it all here since you can easily click the link and view it from the original site. Below is what I used and did:

Ingredients (per every 2.5 lasagna noodles):
1/4 cup lean ground beef
1/4 cup pasta sauce
1/4 cup ricota cheese
1/4 mozzarella cheese
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

First, cook your noodles. While your noodles are cooking, brown the ground beef (could also use ground turkey if you'd prefer) and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. While the noodles and ground beef are cooking, mix your cheese together so it's in a spreadable texture. Once the noodles are finished, drain and blot to get any excess water off of them. Lay them flat on a cookie sheet. Once your meat is drained, mix it with the sauce. On the lasagna noodles, spread a layer of your cheese mixture and top with a layer of your meat mixture. Then, roll the noodle up and place in a baking dish. Size would depend on how many lasagna rolls you're making. Once you have all the roll ups in the baking dish, take the remaining cheese mixture and add a layer to the top of each roll up. On top of that, add a layer of the remaining meat mixture. On the top, I also added an extra sprinkling of mozzarella cheese with a couple dashes of parmesan cheese. The amount is based on personal preference. Put dish into the oven for 35 minutes or until cheese on the top has a good baked appearance. Remove and let cool for 2 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken. Then, serve and enjoy!

It was a hit at my house and I'm sure it will be at yours! As always, thanks for following.