I really like to cook good healthly meals for my family. Sometimes, it's hard to find something that everyone likes. We all love lasagna, but I wanted to find a healthier version. I found a recipe for lasagna rolls and modified it a little to suit our taste.
This recipe is really very simple to make, and has less fat and calories than your average lasagna recipe. All you need to make this recipe is...
Lasagna noodles (cooked and drained), 1/2 chopped onion, fresh mushrooms (cut in small pieces), approximately 6 oz. of fresh baby spinach (I buy the ready to eat bags), minced garlic (1 tsp), a large skim Ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese (skim version), and I used my favorite spaghetti sauce.
First you boil and drain the noodles.
While the noodles are cooking, in a large saucepan, pour in a little oil (I used canola oil). Add your minced garlic, onions, mushrooms and spinach and cook till tender.
Next, mix up your Ricotta and Mozzarella cheeses together.
I save about half of the cheese mixture, and add the other half to the spinach, mushrooms, and onions.
My two youngest prefer their lasagna rolls without the veggies, so I do half with veggies, and half with just cheese. Next you take the lasagna noodle, and spread on the cheese mixture.
Then, you roll them up and place them in a dish. I put a little pasta sauce in the bottom of the dish first, then put the rolls on top. I use two dishes, one for the spinach rolls and one for just plain cheese.
Now all you have to do is pour on your sauce, cover with foil and bake. I bake them at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. This recipe cooks much quicker than a baked lasagna recipe because you don't have all the layers. I served this with a salad and bread. It's a fairly quick and easy meal to make, and it is really good. This would be a great dish to serve when company comes over. It looks really professional and taste great. If you like Italian food, I think you should give this recipe a try.
Let me know what you think if you decide to try it.
