I have been craving lasagna for the last couple of nights but The Husband is doing Army things all week in the field so I couldn't justify making an entire lasagna for just me. Although, I'm fairly certain the real reason I haven't made one is because I only have two lasagna noodles, no ricotta and the ground beef is in the freezer. I'm far too lazy to go to the store and to defrost the meat. How's that for lethargy? Today, I could wait no longer. I scavenged the fridge and saw that I had several kinds of cheese, leftover marinara sauce I made the other day and frozen spinach! I've made Gina's Spinach Lasagna Rolls from SkinnyTaste once before and they were quite delicious. Seeing that I only had two noodles and the other random assortment of ingredients, I figured this was the way to go!
Ingredients:
2 lasagna noodles, cooked
1 10 oz package of frozen spinach
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, plus 2 Tbsp (divided)
2 slices of Muenster cheese, each cut in half
3/4 cup marinara sauce (homemade or your favorite store-bought)
Cooking spray
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Defrost spinach according to package directions.
Cook noodles according to package directions.
Combine spinach, Parmesan and 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella in a bowl.
Once the noodles are finished, drain and lay them out on cutting board. Spoon half of the spinach mixture onto each noodle and top each end with half a slice of Muenster cheese.
Fold each noodle in thirds and place seam-side-down in a lightly greased baking dish.
Top each roll with the marinara sauce, dividing it evenly over each roll. Then add about a Tbsp of mozzarella to each roll.
Lightly spray cooking oil on aluminum foil, cover dish and cook for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.
It would be super-easy to add or make adjustments to this recipe, as with any lasagna, really. Add ground meat, pepperoni, TONS of spice options in with the spinach. I think next time, I'll play around with spices in the spinach like garlic, basil, crushed red pepper and salt & pepper (which I left out of this recipe - DUMMY!). You could also play around with a variety of cheese. The possibilities are endless!
Enjoy!
Sounds delish...and I'm not even a fan of spinach! LOL
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