Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups

If you are in mood for lasagna. Don’t like the store bought or in restaurant made. Here is the recipe that help you make a homemade spinach lasagna roll ups that make you guest wonder whether it’s store bought or it’s from restaurant or you made it at home, make your guest guessing.

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Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups

Beef Lasagna Recipe

Servings 16

Ingredients:

1. Uncooked lasagna sheets – 16
2. Beef or lamb mince – 1/2 kg
3. Chicken mince – 250 gm
4. Chopped onion – 1/2 cup
5. Chili powder – 1 1/2 tsp
6. Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
7. Salt – to taste
8. Tomato pasta sauce – 1 1/2 cups
9. Ricotta cheese – 30 oz
10. Spinach – 250 gm blanched/dry
11. Dried basil leaves or Italian seasoning – 2 tsp
12. Egg – 1
13. Tomato pasta sauce – 3 cups
14. Shredded mozzarella cheese – 2 cups

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Method:

• Boil lasagna sheets as directed on package. Drain; rinse with cold water. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a pan, cook beef or lame mince, chicken mince and onion over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until meat is tender and water dries.
• Then add chili powder, salt, and cumin powder and cook.
• Now add 1 ½ cups pasta sauce. Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove off of the flame, let it cool down.
• In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, spinach, basil and egg.
• Spread about 3 tablespoons ricotta mixture over each cooked lasagna noodle to within 1 inch of one short end.
• Spoon about ¼ cup meat mixture over ricotta mixture on each.
• Roll up firmly toward unfilled end. Spray two 13×9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dishes with cooking spray.
• Place roll-ups, seam side down, on pan.
• Heat oven to 350°F (176.667°C). Pour 1 ½ cups pasta sauce over and around roll-ups in each baking dish.
• Cover tightly with foil; bake 30 to 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Sprinkle each baking dish with 1 cup mozzarella cheese; bake uncovered 3 to 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Or you can freeze ; cover loosely with foil. Freeze about 30 minutes or until firm, then put them in freezer bag and store for 3 months.

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Cooking Method for Frozen Lasagna Roll Ups:

• Remove roll-ups from freezer bag; place 8 in each baking dish.
• Cover with foil; thaw in refrigerator at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.