Italian Sausage And Ricotta Lasagna Roll Ups
Classic lasagna is taken to the next level with these rolled up noodles that are stuffed with Italian sausage, ricotta, Parmesan, and seasonings. A casserole dish of these lasagna roll ups makes for the coziest meal of all time!
Ingredients
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage, cooked
- 16 oz tub ricotta cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup fresh parsley, divided
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 12 cooked lasagna noodles
- 1½ cups mozzarella cheese, grated
- 32 oz jar marinara sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Make the filling by combining cooked sausage, ricotta, Parmesan, garlic, egg, ¼ cup parsley, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Lay out lasagna noodles on parchment paper. Spread out about 1/3 cup of the filling onto each noodle.
- Tightly roll up each noodle without pushing the filling out.
- Spread out 1 cup of marinara sauce onto the bottom of the baking dish. Assemble each lasagna roll into the baking dish.
- Pour the remaining marinara sauce on top of the lasagna rolls and top with mozzarella. Cover baking dish with foil. Bake for 35 minutes. Garnish with remaining parsley and serve.
Notes
*A whole box of lasagna noodles comes with about 15-16. Recipe requires 12 noodles. I like to cook the whole box of noodles just in case a few noodles get broken up during the boiling process. I remove mine about 2-3 minutes before fully cooked so they hold their shape better.
*These lasagna rolls are freezer friendly too! Follow the full recipe up to the point where you have to bake them. Assemble them into a foil baking pan, cover them with foil, and place into the freezer. Freeze them up to 3 months. When ready to bake, defrost them overnight in the refrigerator. Pull them out about 30 minutes before baking. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.