Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 14 uncooked lasagna noodles (cook 2 extra just in case!)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 small yellow onion, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 10-oz. fresh spinach
  • 24-oz. marinara sauce (~3 cups)
  • 1.5 cups whole milk ricotta cheese (12-oz.)
  • 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, divided
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instruction

  • First, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles.
  • Cook the lasagna noodles until they have a bit more of a bite than al dente. They are going to continue to cook in the oven.
  • Strain the water from the noodles and rinse the noodles with cold water.
  • Lay the noodles out flat on a baking sheet or on top of parchment paper and drizzle the noodles with oil. Set the noodles aside for later.
  • Next, heat a Dutch oven over medium/high heat. Add the ground beef. 
  • Sauté the beef for 3-4 minutes and then add the onion and garlic to the meat. 
  • Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. 
  • Add the spinach to the skillet, toss, and cover. The spinach should wilt within 2-3 minutes. 
  • When the spinach is wilted, remove from heat and set aside.
  • Next, add the ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, fresh thyme, garlic powder, and salt to a large bowl and mix until combined.
  • Add the spinach mixture to the cheese mixture and fold the spinach mixture into the cheese mixture until everything is combined.
  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF and spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  • While the oven is preheating, assemble the lasagna roll ups.
  • Pour 1.5 cups of the marinara sauce in the bottom of the casserole dish and spread the sauce out on the bottom of the dish.
  • Next, spread 2 heaping tablespoons of the cheese and spinach mixture across the length of the whole lasagna noodle and then slowly roll the lasagna into a lasagna roll up.
  • Place the roll up in the casserole dish on top of the marinara sauce. Repeat step 13 until you have 12 lasagna roll ups lined up in a 9×13 casserole dish.
  • Pour another 1.5 cups of marinara sauce over the lasagna roll ups.
  • Place the lasagna roll ups in the oven and bake the lasagna rolls at 350ºF for 25 minutes. Sprinkle 1/4 cup parmesan and 1/2 cup mozzarella on top and bake again for 5 more minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and let the lasagna roll ups sit for 5 minutes and then enjoy.