Lasagna Roll Ups

These are so simple to make and taste delicious! While browsing a couple of years ago on Pinterest I came across a bunch of posts about these. I felt like none of the links I clicked on led to any actual sources on how to make them. So I used my basic knowledge of cooking and applied it to discovering my own way to make them.

Makes about 4 - 8 servings depending on how much you eat. Basically 1 roll = 1 serving.

Ingredients:
-lasagna noodles (about 8 depending on baking dish size; a 13 X 9 fits 8 pretty well)
-1 jar tomato based pasta sauce (I use my homemade meat sauce) 
-1.5 cups mozzarella cheese
-Spray oil
Filling:
-1 egg
-1 package of frozen spinach thawed and drained
-1/2 cup parmesan cheese
-1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
-16 oz tub ricotta cheese
-salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 375
2. Bring to a boil a large pot of water. When water is boiling put in the noodles and cook according to package directions. 
I usually just stack all the noodles and have them sticking out of the pot for a bit until they soften down little by little and then when they can all fit in the pot I turn them sideways so they are still in a neat row and covered by water. This has helped prevent them from sticking together and getting torn. I watch them as they boil and slip a spoon between each one every so often to keep them apart. 
3. Drain the noodles and run them under cool water. Gently pick each one up and lay it out on a large cutting board or on a clean counter top.
4. Mix all of the ingredients for the filling together 
5. Spoon out dollops of the filling onto each noodle. Fill them just enough to cover the surface of the noodle.
6. Spray a baking pan, preferably a 13 X 9, with cooking spray on all the edges and bottom. 
7. Take some of the sauce and cover the bottom of the pan. 
8. Gently roll up each noodle and place it in the pan with the seam on the bottom.
9. Cover the rolls with the remaining sauce and sprinkle mozzarella over the top. 
10. Bake for 35 minutes. 

Other variations I have tried and LOVED include:
Adding some sauteed mushrooms to the filling (1/4 cup cooked or canned mushrooms)
Adding some ground beef to the filling (1/4 cup). If you make a bolognese type sauce like I do then you can take some of that browned beef out before you put the sauce components in.
Adding canned, diced tomatoes to the filling (8 oz, drained) You can use a 16 oz can and throw the remaining chunks into the sauce.

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