Spinach Pasta Rolls
This recipe goes back years, and I make it quite often still, it is wonderful to serve for a dinner party. I make this dish using recipe#136292, make the sauce a day ahead to save time, also saute the spinach and garlic well in advance to save time. Although I am a garlic-lover I have to say that this is one of those very few recipes that I suggest not to use more than 2 teaspoons minced garlic otherwise it will overpower all the other ingredients. Also if you want, omit the mozzeralla cheese in the filling, and just sprinkle it on top, but I like it better with it added. You can double the complete recipe to make 16 lasagna rolls, and bake it in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish, I strongly suggest you double the recipe, these are so good!
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READY IN: 1hr 45mins
YIELD: 8 lasagna rolls
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- 2
- 2cups ricotta cheese
- 1⁄2cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1
- 1cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 1⁄2
- salt and pepper
- 3
- 2
- 8lasagna noodles (cooked to el dente, drained and tossed with oil, then layed flat on a sheet)
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DIRECTIONS
- Grease an 8 x 8-inch baking dish.
- Boil lasagna noodles in a large pot of boiling water; drain and toss liberally with oil, then place noodles flat on a large oiled sheet (this can be done well in advance, cover the cooked noodles and refrigerate until ready to use).
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add in the drained spinach and garlic; cook until tender (about 4-5 minutes; cool.
- In a bowl combine cooled spinach/garlic mixture, ricotta cheese, Parmesan, egg, mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt and pepper; mix well to combine.
- Spread about 1 cup pasta sauce in the bottom of the dish.
- Spread about 1/3-cup ricotta filling over the complete noodle.
- Carefully roll up starting at the short end.
- Arrange seam-side down in the prepared baking dish.
- Repeat with all remaining noodles.
- Top with more sauce.
- At this point you can cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours in advance, just bring down to almost room temperature before baking.
- Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in for 25 minutes, remove from oven and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, then place back in the oven for another 20 minutes.
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