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Cheesy Lasagna Rolls

Ingredients

  • 6 lasagna noodles
  • ½ teaspoon olive oil
  • 3 ounces mushrooms
  • cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • ½ red bell pepper
  • 15 ounces part skim ricotta
  • ¼ cup liquid egg whites
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Sauce

  • ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup tomato puree or canned tomato sauce
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • ½ cup skim milk
  • 1 ounce parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F and spray an 8x8 baking dish with nonstick spray.
  • Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions, omitting salt. They'll be done when they're very al dente, but still easy to bend and roll. Use tongs to put them on a plate while you make the rest of the meal.
  • Heat the olive oil in a skillet and cook the mushrooms, onions, bell pepper and one clove of minced garlic for 5-6 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft. Set aside.
  • In a bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, the egg white, dried oregano, dried basil, salt and pepper.
  • Mix the ricotta cheese mixture and the cooled vegetables together, spread on top of the lasagna noodles and roll them up. Place the rolls seam-side down in the baking dish.
  • Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, until heated through.
  • While the noodles bake, make the sauce by whisking the flour into the broth and bringing the mixture to a boil. The flour will thicken the sauce, and adding it to the broth first is critical for avoiding lumps!
  • Next, add the 2 minced garlic cloves and tomato to the broth and let the mixture simmer for 2 minutes or so, until the sauce thickens.
  • Slowly stir the skim milk and parmesan cheese into the sauce until the cheese is fully melted and incorporated.
  • When the lasagna rolls come out of the oven, spoon the sauce over them