A simple lasagna roll up recipe for your family! An easy and delicious casserole-style dinner for the perfect comfort food.
Cheesy, saucy, and a great staple in your meal plan line-up!
We love easy pasta dinners around here.
Especially when they feed a lot of people and take minimal prep. Like Grandma’s Baked Ziti.
These lasagna roll-ups are a similar concept, with only 5 main ingredients (including 3 cheeses!) plus spices. Couldn’t be much easier.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- a box of lasagna noodles, you’ll boil these first
- marinara sauce, either a quart-sized jar or 4 cups of homemade
- ricotta cheese, full fat is best
- mozzarella cheese, either pre-shredded or freshly grated
- parmesan cheese
- spices: dried parsley (plus fresh parsley for serving if you’d like), garlic powder, onion powder, salt
You mix the cheeses together with spices, put them on the lasagna noodles, and roll ’em up.
It’s important to cover the rollups fully in sauce before baking, so they don’t get dry and burn!
Top with extra cheese of course and you have yourself an easy vegetarian dinner. Lasagna rollups for the win!
Store in the fridge in an airtight container, or in the baking dish covered with foil or plastic wrap for up to 3-4 days.
The simplest way to heat up leftovers is in the microwave, in 30-60 second intervals, until thoroughly warm. Or, heat up in the oven at 350℉ until warm all the way through.
No, this is optional, it makes it look nicer and adds a small amount of flavor, however we already have parsley inside of the filling, so it is not a big deal if you don’t add fresh on top.
This will depend on how large of a box you have. A 12 ounce, or larger box should have about 15 or more noodles in it, which is plenty, even if a few fall apart while boiling.
Yes, this step is vital so that the lasagna roll ups don’t come out of the oven hard or crispy, and instead come out soft and delicious! You can scrape off extra sauce before eating if preferred, or another option is to drench it with a sauce you *do* like – Alfredo sauce, perhaps?
You of course can buy pre-shredded cheese, especially if you’re short on time! Though from personal experience it will taste much better, fresher, and melt better if you shred the cheese yourself.
Vegetarian Lasagna Roll-Ups
A simple lasagna roll up recipe for your family! An easy and delicious casserole-style dinner for the perfect comfort food.
Ingredients
- 12 Lasagna noodles
- 4 cups marinara sauce, divided
- 15 ounces ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- ¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Grated parmesan and fresh parsley, to serve (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375℉
- In a large pot, boil the lasagna noodles until al dente, or soft enough to bend or roll up without breaking, but not so soft they start to rip.
- Pour 1 ½ cups of the marinara sauce on the bottom of your baking dish and spread to cover the bottom.
- In a large bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, 1 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese, the shredded parmesan cheese, and all of the dried herbs and spices.
- On a large baking sheet (or clean flat surface), place the lasagna noodles out straight in a single layer. You will need to use two baking sheets, or do this in batches.
- Spread about 3-4 tablespoons of the cheese mixture on each of the lasagna noodles.
- Gently roll up each noodle and place it in a casserole baking dish.
- Pour the rest of the marinara over the rolls evenly, then sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella on top.
- Bake for about 40 minutes, or until all of the cheese has melted.
- Sprinkle grated parmesan and fresh parsley over top (if using), and serve!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1 roll upAmount Per Serving: Calories: 193Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 259mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 12g
Nutrition information is calculated automatically by an online tool at Nutritionix. It is not always accurate. Please use your own tools to check if you rely on this information.
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