MINI LASAGNA ROLLS RECIPES

Steps:

• Pasta Sauce:.
• Brown beef and pork in a frying pan until thoroughly cooked, and drain excess fat from pan.
• Finely dice both the garlic and onions and add them to your meat medley.
• Cook until both the onions and garlic are translucent.
• Add pasta sauce and turn to low to simmer.
• Chop up your fresh herbs and add it to your sauce. Remember to remove them from their stems! Keep the sauce low and simmer while you cook the rest of your lasagna ingredients to help thicken your sauce.
• Add salt, pepper and any other spices you fancy.
• Noodles:.
• Lasagna noodles require very little time to cook. Some recipes suggest that you don’t use boiling water, but instead use hot water from the tap and soak the noodles in it.
• This is a good suggestion for parboiled noodles, but if you have complete raw noodles, you will want to boil some water in a big pot and cook the noodles for 10 minutes.
• When done, strain them and run them under cool water. Note: Noodles should not be over cooked, it will turn them weak and flimsy, and that’s no good! Try to get them El Dante.
• Ricotta Mixture:.
• Wash and separate the broccoli head as well as peel the carrots. Then use a cheese grader to shred both the carrot and broccoli into a fine mixture.
• Add all your ricotta cheese to this and mix thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Preparation:.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Layout your cook noodles and cut them in half on a cutting board. With a spoon, scoop out a small bit of your ricotta mixture onto your ½ noodle.
• Use the back of the spoon to distribute the mixture. Next, add a spoon full of the meat sauce.
• When both mixtures are equally distributed along the noodle, take one end and begin to roll it between your thumbs and index fingers. Do this for all your noodles until you’ve exhausted your supplies.
• Place all your lasagna roll-ups onto a baking sheet. Use any excess sauce to blanket the rolls.
• Afterwards, liberally spread your mozzarella cheese over top.
• Place in the oven and cook for 15 – 20 minutes.
• Let it cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a rimmed baking dish (1-2 inches deep) with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine spinach, ricotta, Parmesan, egg, garlic, and Italian seasonings. Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Pat noodles dry with a paper towel and lay them on parchment or wax paper. Cut each noodle in half widthwise. Fill each noodle piece with 2-3 tablespoons of the ricotta mixture, leaving an inch empty on one side of the noodle. Start rolling each noodle up, ending on the side that has one inch empty. (This is so that filling doesn't spill out the end of your rolls.)
• Slice each noodle roll-up in half with a sharp knife and place, seam side down, in your baking dish. Top each roll with 1 teaspoon of pizza sauce and 1 teaspoon of mozzarella. Make sure your dish is deep enough to cover with foil and not mess up the rolls.
• Cover baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 18-20 minutes or until cheese is melted inside. (If you like your pasta to have crispy edges, leave pan uncovered.) Serve with warm pizza sauce for dipping.
• Freezer instructions: Prepare as directed above but freeze right before baking. Reheat by baking for 25-30 minutes at 350°F. Or for a quick snack, freeze after baking and pop one in the microwave any time you want a little bite!