Lasagna Roll Ups
This is the BEST recipe for Lasagna Roll Ups! It’s easy to make with ground beef and sausage, ricotta cheese, Parmesan, and mozzarella! Bonus: It’s a great make-ahead meal and freezer food.
Shred and grate the cheese fresh from a block/wedge. Packaged shredded/grated cheese won’t melt as well or taste as good.
Low moisture whole milk mozzarella will melt the best. I use Dragone mozzarella cheese for this recipe as well as Rao’s marinara sauce. The Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce are flavor enhancers in the meat sauce and you can’t taste them outright. The hot sauce doesn’t make it hot/spicy. To add spinach: Sauté 2-3 cups of roughly chopped spinach in 1/2 tbsp. olive oil until wilted. Let cool slightly, then mix into cheese filling mixture. Or, use frozen spinach. Let it thaw and pat it dry prior to using.
Refrigerator: Assemble the lasagna roll ups as outlined. Cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes prior to baking or add 10 minutes to covered baking time. Freezer: Assemble the lasagna roll ups as outlined. Cover tightly and freeze for up to 3 months. Let it thaw completely prior to baking, then let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes prior to baking or add 10 minutes to covered baking time.
Ingredients
Cheese Filling
- 15 oz. ricotta cheese
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ tsp each: salt, dried basil, dried parsley
- ¼ tsp pepper
Meat Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- ½ lb. ground beef
- ½ lb. ground sausage
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 32 oz. marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Lasagna
- 12 lasagna noodles, plus extra in case of breakage
- 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese