Easy No-Boil Lasagna Rolls
No boil lasagna roll ups is a fun and elegant twist to an everyday Italian dish. Serve your meaty lasagna roll ups with garlic bread or a light green salad for a meal the family won't forget!
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course: Main Course, pasta dish
Cuisine: American-Italian
Servings: 12
Calories: 404kcal
- 12 Lasagna noodles
- 16 ounce Ground beef 85% lean
- 24 ounce Marinara sauce We like using the Rao brand
- 10 ounce Tomato juice 1-¼ cups
- ½ cup Onion dices
- 3 Garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon Sea salt this is to add to the sauce
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Dried Italian seasoning
- 10 ounce Frozen chopped spinach defrosted and squeezed dry
- 15 ounce Ricotta cheese
- 1 Egg large
- ¾ cup Parmesan cheese shredded, divided
- 3 cup Mozzarella cheese shredded, divided
- ¼ cup Italian parsley chopped and more for garnish
Soaking the noodles
Choose a 9X13-inch baking dish or a similar large heatproof pan. Place a layer of dry lasagna noodles in the dish, add one angled noodle across the bottom layer at a diagonal.
The angled noodle helps keep the layers of noodles from sticking together.
Repeat the process for each additional layer, until you've use all of your noodles.
Pour boiling water over the noodles, let them soak for 30 minutes. Drain the noodles when your sauce and other ingredients are ready. *** see notes.
The meat and sauce
In a Dutch oven or deep pan, over medium-high heat, cook ground beef, onion, and garlic. Break up the meat with a wooden spoon or spatula.
Cook until meat is no longer pink, for about 3 minutes.
Pour in the marinara sauce and tomato juice. Bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat.
Spread ½ of the meat sauce over the bottom of a casserole dish.
The lasagna filling
In a large mixing bowl stir together egg, spinach, ricotta cheese, 1//2 cup parmesan cheese, 1-½ cups mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup chopped Italian parsley.
Assembling the lasagna roll-ups
To avoid messiness, arrange noodles over a large baking sheet in a single layer.
Spread ¼ cup (a scant cookie scoop) of cheese mixture over the top of each pasta ribbon. Add a heaping Tablespoon of meat sauce in a strip down the center of the noodle.
Roll noodles up and arrange in the prepared casserole dish.
Spread the remaining meat sauce over the tops of the roll-ups.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake covered for 30 minutes.
Remove foil and top with the remaining cheeses. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Garnish with parsley and serve.
Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 753mg | Potassium: 579mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3645IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 350mg | Iron: 3mg