Individual Lasagna Roll Ups

One of the best Italian comfort foods out there is a big hot pan of lasagna — cheesy, meaty (if you like), and delicious. My husband and I love lasagna too, but we are never able to finish the whole pan and reheating a half eaten pan can be difficult. Enter individual lasagna. They are easy to portion out for adults or kids, and easy to store, refrigerate or freeze and reheat when necessary. Not to mention they are super pretty when served!

Start by boiling the individual pasta sheets in salted water according to package directions. Once cooked, drain and set aside.

Next, put together the filling. Add the ricotta, egg, parmesan cheese, oregano, thawed spinach, salt and pepper in a bowl and stir together until thoroughly combined.

Layer the base of a baking dish with 1/4 cup of marinara sauce. NOTE: You can make your own sauce, but I have to say that my sauce of choice is Rao’s Marinara sauce. It has the perfect amount of tomato flavor mixed with garlic and spice.

Then begin to create the roll ups. Lay one sheet of cooked lasagna on your board and spread with 2 tablespoons of the filling. Sprinkle a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese on top.

Then roll up the lasagna sheet and place “wavy” side up in the pan on top of the sauce. Continue the process until 12 to 14 roll ups are made and placed in the pan.

Then coat the top of the roll ups with 2 more cups of sauce. Cover the pan with tin foil and bake them in the cover for 30 minutes. Then uncover the pan, spread some additional mozzarella cheese over the top and bake for another 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle with basil. Place a small circle of sauce on the plate and serve 2 roll ups per serving. Let’s be honest, I definitely had more than 1 serving and my husband may have had more than 2 servings…but we love food and we love to eat so we may not be good examples of proper portion size. Cutting one up for the kids is easy too and they love the cheesy gooeyness of it! Buon Appetito!