Description
Meatball Lasagna Roll-Ups are a delicious twist on traditional lasagna, featuring rolled lasagna noodles filled with seasoned meatballs and cheeses, topped with marinara sauce and melted mozzarella.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 cooked lasagna noodles
- 450 g ground beef or Italian sausage
- 60 g breadcrumbs
- 25 g grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 120 g ricotta cheese
- 170 g shredded mozzarella cheese
- 480 ml marinara sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C. Grease a large baking dish with olive oil or nonstick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef or Italian sausage, breadcrumbs, grated Parmesan, beaten egg, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Mix until evenly blended.
- Shape the mixture into small, uniform meatballs. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Brown the meatballs on all sides, cooking through, for about 8–10 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Lay each cooked lasagna noodle flat on a clean surface. Spread a thin layer of ricotta cheese along each noodle. Place 2 to 3 cooked meatballs along one end, then roll up tightly.
- Pour 240 ml marinara sauce into the prepared baking dish. Arrange the roll-ups seam-side down in a single layer.
- Spoon the remaining marinara sauce over the roll-ups and sprinkle evenly with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake for 25 minutes, then uncover and continue baking for an additional 10 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbling.
- Allow the roll-ups to cool for several minutes before serving.
Notes
- Feel free to add other herbs and spices to customize the flavor.
- These roll-ups can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated before baking.
- For a vegetarian version, substitute the meat with plant-based alternatives.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll-up
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg