How to Cook Appetizing Italian Lasagna Roll-ups

Italian Lasagna Roll-ups. Spicy Italian Lasagna Roll-ups are easy to make, full of flavor, and the perfect weeknight meal. You can even make them ahead and freeze them for busy nights. Bring a large pot of salted boiling water to a boil and cook lasagna noodles until al dente.

No trouble rolling. (I did allow for some noodles to break and be discarded.) Substituted ricotta for the cottage cheese and added hot italian sausage to the tomato mixture. For your next weeknight meal, try out this easy recipe for Meatball Lasagna Roll Ups. We love this simple twist on a classic lasagna recipe that uses frozen meatballs, marinara sauce, and lots of cheese!  Since it uses pre-packaged ingredients, this dish is so easy to throw together. You can cook Italian Lasagna Roll-ups using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Italian Lasagna Roll-ups

1. You need of Lasagna noodles.
2. It's of ricotta cheese.
3. You need of dried parsley.
4. Prepare of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided.
5. It's of Italian Sausage, casings removed.
6. Prepare of Jar Marinara Sauce, divided.

Tips For Making Lasagna Roll Ups. You will notice in the ingredients list I stated freshly grated cheese for all the cheeses, you are not allowed to use the pre-grated stuff, it's junk especially for lasagna =). You will also noticed in the recipe that I stated to grind the cooked beef/onion mixture in the food processor for a few seconds, I do this because every really good Italian. Place roll-ups seam side down over sauce.

Italian Lasagna Roll-ups step by step

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook noodles according to package directions Drain noodles and rinse with cold water. Mix ricotta, egg, parsley and 1 cup mozzarella in a bowl; set aside..
2. Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly; drain fat..
3. Spread 1/2 cup sauce in a 9x13 in baking dish. Spread 3 Tbsp ricotta mixture on each noodle; top with some sausage. Roll up each noodle. Arrange seam sides down in baking dish..
4. Top roll ups with remaining sauce and mozzarella. Bake, loosely covered, fore 15 minutes. Remove cover; bake for 10 minutes longer or until brown and bubbly..
5. If want to make ahead- prepare entire dish up to 2 days before baking and refrigerate, tightly covered with plastic wrap. Let stand at room temp fore 30 before baking..
6. VARIATION : Use ground beef insead of sausage and Cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella for a delicious American version..

Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. All in all, we had a great dinner and also had lots of yummy leftovers for the next day. If you like lasagna, make yourself some Italian sausage lasagna roll ups and invite a few friends over. Lasagna roll ups are one of my favorite comfort food meals.