🏷️ Category: lunch
🌍 Cuisine: Mediterranean
⭐ Difficulty: Hard
⏱️ Time: 110 min
📝 Introduction
Elevate your lunch game with these exquisite Mediterranean Lasagna Roll Ups! This gourmet recipe transforms traditional lasagna into elegant individual servings, featuring a rich meat sauce with ground beef and sausage, creamy ricotta filling, and layers of Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. Perfect for special occasions or impressing guests, each roll-up delivers 424 calories with 22g of protein. While requiring 110 minutes of preparation, the stunning presentation and authentic Mediterranean flavors make every minute worthwhile. Discover how to create restaurant-quality lasagna roll-ups at home with our step-by-step guide.
🥘 Ingredients
• tomato sauce16 oz
• basil1.5 tsp
• egg1
• extra virgin olive oil1 Tbsp
• canned tomatoes15 oz
• parsley4 Tbsp
• garlic2 cloves
• ground beef i like1 pound
• ground pepper0.25 tsp
• sausage1 pound
• seasoning1 tsp
• lasagna noodles18 servings
• m zarella cheese1 oz
• onion0.5 cup
• parmesan reggiano0.75 cup
• ricotta cheese16 oz
• salt0.5 tsp
• tomato paste6 oz
• water0.5 cup
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
In a large sauce pan on medium heat start browning your meat.
2
On medium heat in a separate pan with the Tbsp of olive oil start to cook the onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, and basil for about 6-8 minutes, or until onion is translucent.
3
Add this to the meat mixture, along with the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, black pepper, and 2 tbsp of the fresh parsley. Allow to simmer uncovered for 1 hour.
4
Bring a large pot of water to boil and begin cook the lasagna noodles for 8-10 minutes.
5
Drain and rinse with cold water.
6
In a small mixing bowl combine remaining parsley, ricotta cheese, egg, 1/2 tsp salt and mix well.
7
Heat oven to 37
8
Pour some meat sauce into the bottom of a 9 x 13 glass baking dish.
9
To make the roll ups place a noodle onto a flat surface and spread with the cheese mixture. Then sprinkle a little parmesan reggiano cheese on the cheese mixture.
10
Then roll them up!
11
Once you have all of the lasagna roll ups lined into the dish, cover each with a little more of the meat mixture. Top with a slice of mozzarella cheese and then cover the dish with foil.
12
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
13
Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes uncovered.
14
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
