Lasagna Roll Ups - this has been one of my go to dinner recipes for years! I love that you can make half and freeze half or make a full batch because the left overs are just as good! So good I even make them for company!
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp olive oil , divided
- 8 oz lean ground beef
- 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 3 Tbsp chopped fresh basil or 2 tsp dried basil* , plus more for serving
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper , to taste
- 1 (15 oz) container ricotta cheese
- 1 large egg
- 3 Tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley , chopped, plus more for serving
- 2 1/2 cups freshly grated mozzarella cheese , divided
- 3/4 cup freshly , finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1/3 cup freshly , finely grated Romano cheese
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drizzle one tablespoon olive oil into a large non-stick fry pan. Heat over medium high heat, crumble ground beef over oil, add chopped onions and cook mixture stirring occasionally and breaking up meat, until browned.
- Drain fat from beef. Pour beef mixture into a food processor and pulse for about 5 seconds until it is ground into fine pieces.
- Pour beef mixture back into fry pan and add crushed tomatoes, minced garlic, basil, oregano and 1 tablespoon olive oil and stir. Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste then cover with a lid and simmer over low heat while preparing pasta and cheese mixture.