Turkey Italian Sausage and Ricotta Lasagna Roll-Ups
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Author Pam / For the Love of Cooking
Equipment
Large skillet
9x13-inch baking dish
Ingredients
6links of turkey Italian sausageremoved from casing
½tspof fennel seedscrushed
Dash of red pepper flakes
2clovesof garlicminced
1jar of marinara
8lasagna noodlescooked per instructions
1 15 ozcontainer of ricotta cheese
2tbspbasilchopped finely
1¼cupsof mozzarella cheese(divided)
¼cupof Parmesan cheese(divided)
1egg
¼tspfresh nutmeggrated
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepperto taste
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove the turkey Italian sausage from the casing then add it to the pan. Add the crushed fennel seed and crushed red pepper flakes to the sausage.
Break up the meat using a potato masher and cook until crumbly and cooked through, about 5 minutes.
Add the minced garlic, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Cook lasagna noodles per instructions then lay them out on top of some parchment paper.
Combine the ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, egg, nutmeg, basil, parsley, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, together in a large bowl; mix until well combined.
Spoon a thin layer of the ricotta mixture down the entire length of the lasagna noodle. Repeat with the remaining noodles.
Next, place spoonfuls of the turkey sausage on top of the ricotta; repeat with the remaining noodles.
Starting from one end, roll up. Repeat.
Coat a baking dish with cooking spray then spoon a layer of the marinara sauce in the bottom of the baking dish.
Place the lasagna rolls, seam side down, into the baking dish. Cover each roll with sauce then add a bit of mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese to the top of each roll.
Cover with foil, and cook for 15 minutes.
Remove the foil and continue baking for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve immediately. Enjoy.