Make-Ahead Meat-Lovers' Lasagna Rolls

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 16

Ingredients

Lasagna Rolls (to make ahead and freeze)

  • 16 uncooked lasagna noodles
  • 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
  • 1/2 lb bulk pork sausage
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 1/2 cups tomato pasta sauce
  • 2 containers (15 oz each) ricotta cheese
  • 1 box (9 oz) frozen spinach, thawed, drained and squeezed dry
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves or Italian seasoning
  • 1 egg

Sauce and Cheese (for baking lasagna rolls)

  • 3 cups tomato pasta sauce
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)

Steps

  • 1
    In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook lasagna noodles as directed on package. Drain; rinse with hot water. Drain well.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook beef, sausage and onion over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
  • 3
    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 1/4 cup meat mixture over ricotta mixture on each. Roll up firmly toward unfilled end. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil. Place rolls, seam side down, on pan; cover loosely with foil. Freeze about 30 minutes or until firm.
  • 4
    Place frozen rolls in airtight freezer container; label. Freeze up to 3 months.
  • 5
    To bake 16 lasagna rolls, spray two 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dishes with cooking spray. Remove rolls 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.
  • 6
    Heat oven to 350°F. Pour 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce over and around rolls 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.

  • You can actually bake any number of these tasty lasagna roll-ups that you need, using about 3 tablespoons of your favorite pasta sauce and about 2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese for each roll-up you are baking.
  • Save some time by using 4 cups frozen (thawed) Make-Ahead Seasoned Ground Beef and Sausage for the beef, sausage and onion in this recipe. Place the thawed mixture in skillet, and add the pasta sauce; continue as directed in recipe.
  • Since you won't use a whole jar of pasta sauce when preparing the roll-ups for the freezer, place remaining sauce in a freezer container; label and freeze. Thaw along with the roll-ups.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Roll
Calories
320
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat
6g
31%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
20%
Sodium
350mg
15%
Potassium
420mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
27g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
5g
Protein
21g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
30%
30%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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