Lasagna Roll Ups

For the meat sauce: In a large pan, brown the ground beef over medium heat. Then add the onion, garlic and seasonings. Continue cooking and stirring until all the meat is broken up and browned. Add the tomato sauce and continue cooking on low heat while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

Cook the lasagna noodles in boiling salted water for approximately 12 minutes or according to the package directions. Once the noodles are cooked, drain them and immediately line them in a single layer on a sheet of wax or parchment paper.

While the noodles are cooking, add the ricotta cheese, egg, salt, pepper, basil, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese to a bowl and mix well.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

To prepare the pasta rolls, spread some meat sauce in the bottom of a baking dish (approximately 9″ square). Spread a large spoonful of cheese mixture evenly onto each cooked lasagna noodle. Then spread a spoonful of meat sauce along the top of the cheese layer. Roll the noodles up, jelly roll style, and arrange them seam side down in the baking dish. Pour the remaining meat sauce over the rolls.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 350 F oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and sprinkle the remaining half cup of mozzarella, half cup of Parmesan and remaining fresh basil over the top and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted. This recipe makes enough sauce for about 10 rolls but can easily be doubled.

Adapted from Cooking Classy.