Lasagna Rollups With Spinach

INGREDIENTS

Lasagna Pasta - 8-10 sheets
Spaghetti Sauce or Marinara or any pasta Sauce
(store bought) - 3 cups
Mozzarella Cheese - 2-3 cups (shredded)
Cream Cheese - 1 8-oz box (You could also use 1.5
cups of Ricotta cheese instead)
Parmesan Cheese - 1 cup

For Stuffing
Olive Oil - 1 tablespoon
Spinach - 1 big bunch of fresh spinach or 1-10 oz
box of frozen spinach
Salt - to taste
Red Pepper flakes - ¼ teaspoon
Garlic - 1 clove (chopped)

METHOD

Step 1 : Preparation
1. Cook the lasagna pasta according to the package
instructions. Drain it and keep it ready.
2. Now prepare the stuffing. Heat olive oil in a pan
and add the garlic clove.
3. Add the chopped spinach. Add salt and red
pepper flakes.
4. Cook till the spinach wilts and all the moisture
from it dries up. Cool it.
5. In the meantime, leave the cream cheese on the
counter and bring it to room temperature.
6. Mix together the cream cheese, spinach mixture,
half of the mozarella cheese and half of the
parmesan cheese. The stuffing is ready.


Step 2 : Stuffing and Rolling
1. Take each lasagna sheet and place it on a tray or
plate.
2. Spread the spinach-cheese mixture on it. While
spreading, take care not to spread till the very end of
the pasta. The mixture will squeeze out while rolling.
3. Start rolling the stuffed lasagna sheet from one
end to make a roll. In the picture I have cut each
sheet into 2 and made small rolls.
4. Repeat the process with the rest of the sheets.


Step 3 :Arranging and Baking
1. Since I cut each sheet into 2 I needed a 13*9 inch
baking dish. If you do not cut a 8*8 inch dish would
be perfect.
2. Pour half of the pasta sauce and spread it in the
bottom of the dish.
3. Arrange the lasagna rolls on top of the sauce.
4. Top with the remaining sauce.
5. Finally top with the remaining mozarella cheese
and parmesan cheese. You can add some sliced
olives on top to make it look pretty.
6. Bake it uncovered for 25 minutes at 375 degree F
until the cheese melts and everything is heated
through.

INFO & TIPS

http://simpleindianrecipes.com/Home/LasagnaRollup
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