Monday, March 22, 2010

Roll-Up Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients:
10 sheet         Lasagna Sheet (or as needed)
1 (15oz) tub   Ricotta Cheese
1 large           Egg
1(10oz) pack Frozen Spinach
1/2cup           Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (or as needed for filling)
1/2cup           Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (or as needed for topping)
2 cups           Pasta Sauce/Tomato Sauce (or as needed)

Optional add-ins:
Chopped Parsley
Chopped Basil
Dried Herbs
Red Pepper Flakes
Horseradish
Salt to taste

Methods:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
1)Boil water with some salt in a large pot
2) Add lasagna sheet once the water is boiled
3) Stir lasagna sheets to make sure they don't stick and Cook for 8 minutes
4) Drain Lasagna sheet

5) Unwrap the frozen spinach and place it on a microwavable dish
6) Defrost the spinach by cooking it on High for 3-4 minutes
7) Cool the spinach for awhile and drain the spinach by squeezing it

8) Mix ricotta cheese and egg until well-blended
9) Mix Spinach and 1/2 cup of Shredded Mozzarella cheese into the ricotta cheese mixture

10) Spread a layer of pasta sauce in the bottom of oven-proof casserolle dish
11) Spread cheese mixture on lasagna sheet. Roll up the lasagna sheet and place in the casserolle dish.
12) Repeat previous step until all of lasagna sheets are used
13) Cover the lasagna with pasta sauce
14) Sprinkle the remaining Mozzarella cheese on top
15) Bake covered for 50 minutes or 30 minutes uncovered

Link to original The Silver Linings Saga blogpost refering to this dish: