Lasagne Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) box lasagna noodles
• 1 (25 1/2 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed (optional)
• 16 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1 lb hamburger, cooked, drained
• 1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese (drain and rinse cottage cheese) or 1 cup cottage cheese (drain and rinse cottage cheese)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse under cold water until completely cool; drain thoroughly.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 3 squeeze as much water as possible from the thawed spinach.
• 4 in a large bowl, stir together the spinach, 8 oz mozzarella, ricotta, hamburger, and 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce until thoroughly blended.
• 5 salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 line the bottom of an 11x7-inch baking dish with 1/2 cup tomato sauce.
• 7 divide the mixture among the pasta, spooning the mixture down the center of each noodle.
• 8 roll each noodle (like a jelly roll) arranging the rolls side by side in a baking dish.
• 9 coat the shells with an even layer of the remaining tomato sauce.
• 10 sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese, if desired.
• 11 bake until the center of the rolls are heated through and the sauce is bubbling, about 40 minutes.
• 12 let stand 10 minutes before serving.