Lasagna Roll Ups with Meat Sauce
A hearty recipe for lasagna roll ups that the whole family will love! It's pure comfort food and can also be made in big batches and made into a freezer meal.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 743kcal
Ingredients
Meat Sauce
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 white onion diced
- 24 ounce jar marinara
Lasagna
- 12 lasagna sheets
Filling
- 15 ounce ricotta
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided use
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
Meat Sauce
- In a large skillet, cook the ground beef until brown, breaking it into small chunks as it cooks.
- Add the onion and cook another 4-5 minutes, until slightly softened.
- Add the marinara and stir well to combine. Remove from heat.
Lasagna Noodles
- Bring a large pot of water to boil.
- Add the lasagna noodles and cook until al dente.
Filling
- While the pasta water is heating, make the filling.
- Combine the ricotta, egg, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and parsley, and stir well to combine.
Assembly
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Spread ½ cup of the meat sauce onto the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish.
- Lay the al dente lasagna noodles out. I like to put them on a baking sheet to contain the messiness.
- Spread ~2 tablespoon of filling onto each lasagna noodle.
- Spread ~1 tablespoon of the meat sauce on top of the ricotta filling.
- Roll them up into lasagna rolls.
- Place the rolls into the baking dish.
- Spread the remaining meat sauce on top of the rolls, followed by the remaining 1 ½ cups of mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, remove the foil, and bake another 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Freezer Instructions
- Prepare the rolls up to the baking step. Cover and freeze.
- Thaw in refrigerator overnight.
- Bake in 375 degree oven covered in foil for 45 minutes and then remove the foil and bake for 5-10 more minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 743kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 1339mg | Potassium: 868mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1239IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 541mg | Iron: 4mg