Skinny Lasagna Roll Ups

Today’s recipe for Skinny Lasagna Roll Ups is a lighter version of a favorite comfort food.  

Who loves lasagna?  WE DO!!  Ok, maybe the better question should be….who doesn’t love lasagna?  

However, as good as it is, lasagna can be a high calorie meal.  This recipe for Skinny Lasagna Roll Ups is simple to make, has built in portion control and A LOT less calories….AND still tastes great!

The meatless version is only about 225 calories per roll.  I added about 4 oz of 80/20 ground beef to my sauce, which only increased the calories per serving to about 250.  

Here’s the Recipe:

• 9 lasagna noodles 
• 10 oz frozen spinach – thawed and drained
• 15 oz Light Ricotta Cheese
• 1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 cups prepared spaghetti sauce (your favorite)
• 9 Tablespoons part skin Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• salt and pepper to taste
• Optional: 4 oz lean ground beef – cooked and drained

Preheat oven to 350

Boil noodles until done, about 10 minute (I used a large, deep skillet since I wasn’t boiling a lot of noodles)

*I added salt to the water when boiling the noodles (since they were really the only thing that needed it) then didn’t add any to the rest of the dish*

Remove noodles and drain on paper towels

In a medium bowl, combine Ricotta, Parmesan, spinach, egg, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper

*I added a sprinkle of pepper and no salt*

*If using meat, mix meat and sauce together

Spread about 1/3 cup of mixture onto each noodle 

Roll noodles

Spread 1 cup of sauce in bottom of 9 x 13 pan

Place rolled noodles in pan

Top with remaining cup of spaghetti sauce

Place 1 Tbsp of Mozzarella cheese on top of each noodle.  

*Topping each roll with only a tablespoon of cheese really helps with the calories.  Usually, I just pile it on…which is great but adds a lot of calories.  I was very surprised at how “cheesy” this dish was despite cutting back on the cheese.  Placing each tbsp of cheese directly on top of each roll is key.*

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted

*Make sure foil isn’t touching the food or the cheese will stick and you’ll lose all that yummy goodness when you remove it*

What’s your favorite “skinny” dish?

Skinny Lasagna Roll Ups

2016-06-21 11:45:57

Serves 9

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Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

40 min

Total Time

1 hr

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

40 min

Total Time

1 hr

Ingredients

1. 9 lasagna noodles
2. 10 oz frozen spinach – thawed and drained
3. 15 oz Light Ricotta Cheese
4. 1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
5. 1 egg
6. 2 cups prepared spaghetti sauce (your favorite)
7. 9 Tablespoons part skin Mozzarella cheese
8. 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
9. salt and pepper to taste
10. Optional: 4 oz lean ground beef – cooked and drained

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Boil noodles until done, about 10 minute (I used a large, deep skillet since I wasn’t boiling a lot of noodles)
3. Remove noodles and drain on paper towels
4. In a medium bowl, combine Ricotta, Parmesan, spinach, egg, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper
5. *I added a sprinkle of pepper and no salt*
6. *If using meat, mix meat and sauce together
7. Spread about 1/3 cup of mixture onto each noodle
8. Roll noodles
9. Spread 1 cup of sauce in bottom of 9 x 13 pan
10. Place rolled noodles in pan
11. Top with remaing cup of spaghetti sauce
12. Place 1 Tbsp of Mozzarella cheese on top of each noodle
13. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for aobut 40 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted

Notes

1. I added salt to the water when boiling the noodles (since they were really the only thing that needed it) then didn’t add any to the rest of the dish
2. *Topping each roll with only a tablespoon of cheese really helps with the calories. Usually, I just pile it on…which is great but adds a lot of calories. I was very surprised at how “cheesy” this dish was despite cutting back on the cheese. Placing each tbsp of cheese directly on top of each roll is key.*
3. *Make sure foil isn’t touching the food or the cheese will stick and you’ll loose all that yummy goodness when you remove it*

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