These freezer-friendly lasagna rolls are stuffed with flavor and make for a perfect dinner any night of the week! Bonus: You can bake as many rolls as you need to feed the family and keep the rest in the freezer for another meal.
Freezer-Friendly Sausage Lasagna Rolls
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 40 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 8 uncooked lasagna noodles
- 2 1/2 cups Muir Glen™ organic marinara pasta sauce (from 25.5-oz jar)
- 1 lb bulk Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 cups lightly packed fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese (from 15-oz container)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Cook lasagna noodles as directed on package. Drain; rinse with hot water. Drain well. Spray 11x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/2 cup of the pasta sauce in bottom of baking dish.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook Italian sausage, onion and garlic over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink. Drain, if necessary. Add spinach and basil leaves; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Stir in 1 cup of the pasta sauce. Turn off heat; cool 10 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
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Step3Spread each cooked lasagna noodle with 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese to within 1 inch of one short end. Top with 1/2 cup Italian sausage mixture; roll up firmly toward unfilled end. Repeat with remaining noodles. Place rolls, seam side down, in baking dish. Pour remaining 1 cup pasta sauce over rolls.
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Step4Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake uncovered 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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Step5To Make Ahead and Freeze: Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil. Place unbaked rolls, seam side down, in pan; cover loosely with foil. Freeze about 1 hour or until firm. Place frozen rolls in large resealable freezer plastic bag; label. Freeze up to 3 months. To bake 8 lasagna rolls: Remove rolls from freezer; thaw in refrigerator overnight, but no longer than 24 hours. Spray 11x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/2 cup pasta sauce in bottom of baking dish. Remove thawed rolls from bag; place rolls, seam side down, in baking dish. Cover with foil. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour 1 cup pasta sauce over and around rolls in baking dish. Cover tightly with foil; bake 55 to 65 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese; bake uncovered 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
420
Calories
24g
Total Fat
23g
Protein
28g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Roll
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 220
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 37%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 51%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 19%
- Sodium
- 840mg
- 35%
- Potassium
- 530mg
- 15%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 28g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 23g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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