Fall is in the air. Well…sort of. We are getting closer and after a summer of cooking cool, I’m ready for something a little heartier, but still light enough for a warm day. They don’t take long to put together and while they’re baking, you have time to relax and read (or reread) a good book before it’s time to chow down!
Total Time: 1 Hr. 5 Mins.
Prep Time: 20 Min.
Cook Time: 45 Min.
9 servings
Build lasagna in a new way with these Lasagna Roll-Ups! With ricotta, ground beef and mozzarella cheese, Lasagna Roll-Ups are a fun way to eat this dish!
What You Need
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 jar (24 oz.) CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
1/4 cup A.1. Original Sauce
1 egg, beaten
1 cup POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
1/2 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
9 lasagna noodles, cooked
2 cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided
Let’s Make It
1 – Heat oven to 350°F.
2 – Brown meat in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat; drain. Return meat to skillet.
3 – Combine pasta sauce and A.1. Add half the pasta sauce mixture to meat; stir. Reserve remaining pasta sauce mixture for later use.
4 – Spray 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Mix egg, ricotta and 1/4 cup Parmesan until blended. Spread about 2 Tbsp. ricotta mixture onto each noodle; top with about 1/4 cup meat mixture and 2 heaping Tbsp. mozzarella. Roll up, starting at one short end of each noodle. Place, seam sides down, in prepared baking dish.
5 – Top with reserved pasta sauce mixture and remaining cheeses; cover.
6 – Bake 45 min. or until hot and bubbly.
Kitchen Tips
Tip 1 – Serving Suggestion: Serve with a crisp mixed green salad, whole wheat roll and fresh fruit for dessert.
Tip 2 – Substitute: Prepare using ground chicken or turkey.
Tip 3 – Special Extra: Top with chopped fresh parsley before serving.
My Tips: Prep time might be a little longer, depending on how long it takes the water for the lasagna to boil. Also, I’m a hungry hippo so I like at least two to a serving and if you are serving Wolves, you might as well double the recipe. 😉 Psst. Also, since I borrowed this recipe, I left their brand names in but y’all know how to “modify,”right?
For all the details, head on over to MY FOOD AND FAMILY. Somebody else who really likes Italian–cooking and eating–is Gen Pruitt, the heroine of NIGHT WISH. Her mate, Nightrider Wolf shifter Wizard Dimond is always happy when she feeds him. Theirs is a rocky story full of family angst, betrayal, and hurt feelings but being a romance, you can always count on the HEA. NIGHT WISH is available in wide distribution so just click on either cover pic or the title and head on over to Books2Read to find your favorite retailer. What about y’all? Are you ready for heartier fare? Do you like Italian? Do you read while you eat? Inquiring minds want to know!
Silver James 
Looks like fun to make!
A little messy but fun and tasty. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Those sounds yummy. And I already know the book is yummy. Yay!
I’m making stuffed zucchini boats right now, so I guess that’s a yes. Just slid them into the oven to bake for an hour. Yummers. I also bought stuff for salads, too, though, so I’m thinking I’m not quite through with summer fare.
And no, I don’t read while I eat. Or eat when I read. Unless it’s like snack mix or something non-messy so I don’t get food on my books or my Kindle.
You have a bounty of zukes–thanks to the outstanding fostering by your neighbors. 😉 I guess I’m weird. When I worked outside the home, I always had a book or Kindle with me because I usually ate lunch alone. I’d find a corner table, eat and read. Or write. I pretty much wrote FAERIE FATE during my work lunch breaks. 😆
You say weird like it’s a bad thing. LOL, in this case, though, you’re not the weird one. I’m probably weird for not wanting food to touch my precious precious books. Yay for lunch breaks giving you a chance to write FAERIE FATE. It is a most awesome book.
Thanks! I always find it weird that I wrote FAERIE FIRE first–in like a week (as a fanfic screenplay) then got the idea for FATE, wrote it while working, sold it, and revamped FIRE. LOL Of course, then game FAERIE FOOL and FAERIE FAITH. I did like my F words back then. 🤣