Becoming More Domestic: Lasagna Roll Ups

I found a more kid friendly version of lasagna.... Audrey calls them mini lasagna! Perfect for kids, cooking for 2 or even for yourself because you can make as many or as few as needed. Then you don't have to make an entire pan of lasagna if you don't need it!

Looks like regular lasagna right? Well that it is but each lasagna noodle is rolled up individual! Perfect!

Ingredients:

Copied from Cooking Classy blog.

Disclaimer: I did not use all of these or used something I had at the house and it still turned out great! I threw these together on stuff I had in the fridge and I had the majority of this stuff so it totally worked! 

4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
1/2 lb lean ground beef
1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes (I'd recommend Contadina Brand)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 Tbsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste


1 (15 oz) container Ricotta Cheese
1 large egg
1/3 cup fresh flat leaf parsley (aka Italian Parsley, its about 1 small handful), chopped
2 1/4 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

So basically everything you would need for regular lasagna. 

Cook lasagna noodles like usual. Brown the ground beef and add the onions. Her blog suggested putting them in the a food processor then adding tomatoes and the rest of the spices... I did not. I just used a can of pasta sauce and kept the meat and onions their normal size worked out great. Quick and easy! What I need! Then in a seperate bowl mix cheeses, egg, salt and pepper. I did not have any romano cheese. I think it still turned out okay. There is really a fancy way to do this and then there is well... my way. I laid out the noodles and then put a layer of the cheese mixture followed by a layer of spaghetti sauce then a spoonful of the meat at one end. Roll the noodle up and arrange seam side down in a 13 by 9 inch pan depending on how many you are making. 

 Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes at 375 degrees. So this is a take on a pretty extensive recipe... I did it the simple way and it turned out really good. I you have time/ambition I bet the presentation of the original recipe is much better than mine but we are pretty simple people. I love the idea of rolling up the lasagna for kids! Enjoy!