From: Woman's Day US
Yields:
6
Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 20 mins
Cal/Serv:
326
There's a lot to love about these creamy lasagna rolls, which are stuffed with Italian turkey sausage, garlic, carrot and ricotta cheese and nestled in a pool of chunky marinara sauce.
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Ingredients
- 1 small onion
- 1 small carrot
- 3 links Italian turkey sausage
- 2 tsp. minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. fennel seeds
- 2 1/4 cups frozen cut leaf spinach
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 8 oven-ready lasagna noodles (from an 8- or 9-oz box)
- 2 1/2 cups bottled marinara sauce
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
Directions
- Step 1Have ready a 9 x 5-in. loaf pan and a 13 x 9-in. baking dish.
- Step 2Put onion and carrot in food processor and pulse until chopped. Remove sausage from casing, add to processor and pulse until well blended.
- Step 3Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; coat with nonstick spray. Add sausage mixture and cook 5 to 7 minutes, breaking up clumps, until no longer pink. Add garlic, salt and fennel seeds; cook 3 minutes, or until garlic is fragrant. Transfer to a bowl; let cool slightly. Add spinach, ricotta and Parmesan cheese; stir until well blended.
- Step 4Fill loaf pan with hot water. Add noodles one at a time. Let soak 8 to 10 minutes until soft.
- Step 5Mix marinara sauce and chicken broth in the baking dish.
- Step 6To assemble: Place a paper towel on work surface. Remove 2 lasagna noodles from water and place on towel, end to end, overlapping by 3⁄4 in. Spread 1⁄4 the sausage mixture (about 3⁄4 cup) on noodles to 3⁄4 in. from one end. Beginning at other end, roll up. Cover with a damp paper towel to keep roll moist. Repeat with remaining noodles and sausage mixture. Cut each roll crosswise in thirds. Place cut sides up in sauce in baking dish.
- Step 7Heat oven to 375°F. Bake 45 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
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