Lasagna Rolls Ups with Chicken Sausage
These Lasagna Roll Ups with Chicken Sausage are a delicious and comforting meal. Since this recipe is easy to make, it is perfect for a family meal and great leftover too.
Ingredients
- 12 lasagna noodles
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced, for topping
Lasagna Meat Sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 16 oz ground chicken sausage
- 25 oz marinara sauce
Lasagna Cheese Filling
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 15 oz ricotta
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
Instructions
- Cook the pasta noodles according to package instructions and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- Drain and rinse noodles once cooked al dente, set aside
- To a 9x13 baking dish, add a thin layer of pasta sauce to cover the bottom. (The remaining pasta sauce will be added to the sausage mixture)
- Add olive oil to a heated sauté pan and add the ground sausage
- Chop and cook the sausage completely before adding in the marinara sauce
- Mix until all the sausage is coated in sauce
- Turn off the heat while you prep the ricotta mixture
- In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, oregano, basil, egg, grated parmesan and shredded mozzarella
- Mix until ingredients are fully combined
- On each al dente sheet of lasagna, add the ricotta spread in the center, then top with the meat sauce
- Use your hands to roll up the lasagna sheet
- Place into the dish
- Repeat steps 9-11 for each lasagna sheet
- Add extra sauce and a slice of fresh mozzarella to each lasagna roll
- Cover dish with a piece of aluminum foil that has been sprayed with nonstick
- Bake for about 35 minutes
- (Optional) remove foil and broil until the cheese is golden and bubbly on top
- Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1roll, Calories: 388kcal, Carbohydrates: 28g, Protein: 23g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.002g, Cholesterol: 90mg, Sodium: 983mg, Potassium: 316mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 828IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 294mg, Iron: 2mg