Lasagna Rolls Lite

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 (15 ounce) container fat-free ricotta cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, chopped
• 1 large egg, beaten to blend
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, plus more for salting water
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 2 cups marinara sauce
• 4 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 to make the sauce, melt the butter over medium-low heat, and then add the flour and whisk for 3 minutes.
• 2 increase the heat to medium-high and whisk the sauce until it comes to a simmer and is thick and smooth, about 3 minutes.
• 3 whisk the salt, pepper, and nutmeg into the bechamel sauce.
• 4 preheat the oven to 450°f.
• 5 whisk the ricotta, spinach, 1 cup of the parmesan, prosciutto, egg, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl to blend.
• 6 cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until the noodles are al dente.
• 7 drain, and then arrange noodles in a single layer on a baking sheet to prevent them from sticking.
• 8 butter a 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish.
• 9 pour the bechamel sauce into the bottom of the baking dish.
• 10 lay out 4 lasagna noodles on a work surface, and spread about 3 tablespoons of ricotta mixture evenly over each noodle.
• 11 starting at one end, roll each noodle like a jelly roll. lay the lasagna rolls seam side down without touching, atop the bechamel sauce in the dish. repeat with the remaining noodles and ricotta mixture.
• 12 spoon the marinara sauce over the lasagna rolls, and then sprinkle them with the mozzarella and the remaining 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese.
• 13 cover tightly with foil, and bake until heated through and the sauce and , about 20 minutes.
• 14 uncover and bake until the cheese on top becomes golden, about 15 minutes longer.
• 15 let stand for 10 minutes.