Lasagna Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 dried lasagna noodles
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen leaf spinach
• 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 6 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, minced and drained
• 2 tablespoons minced black olives
• 1 teaspoon dried italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes, double if you like spice
• salt
• 3 cups spaghetti sauce or 3 cups marinara sauce
• 1 tablespoon dried breadcrumbs
• olive oil
• basil sprig

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions. drain and rinse under cold water. pat dry with paper towels.
• 2 cook the spinach according to package directions, squeeze dry, and chop.
• 3 in a bowl, combine the spinach, ricotta, 4 tbsp of the parmesan, the sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, italian seasoning, lemon pepper, and red pepper flakes. add salt to taste.
• 4 working with one pasta noodle at a time, smooth an even layer of the filling down on each strip, then roll up to enclose filling. prepare remaining rolls in the same manner.
• 5 spoon a thin layer of sauce into a baking pan, top with the lasagna rolls, seam side down, and cover with remaining sauce. sprinkle top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of parmesan and bread crumbs and drizzle with a little oil.
• 6 bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes, or until bubbling. garnish with basil.