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Two Lasagna Roll Ups on a white plate served with a tomato ragù sauce.
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5 from 11 votes

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
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Main Course, pasta dish
Cuisine: American-Italian
Servings: 12
Calories: 404kcal

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • Preheat oven: 375℉.

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.

Nutrition

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