Beverly Hills Lasagna Rolls
Royce (Richard Simmons)
Makes 6
Servings
Prep: 20
minutes
Bake: 350
degrees for 40 minutes
Ingredients:
1 package
(10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 cup
low-fat ricotta cheese
1 large
egg white
1/2
teaspoon each dried basil and dried oregano
1/4
teaspoon each garlic herb seasoning and ground nutmeg
and salt
1/8
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup
each shredded mozzarella cheese and grated Parmesan
cheese
6 lasagna
noodles, cooked al dente according to package directions and drained
1 can (14
and 1/2 ounces) pasta-ready tomatoes with Italian seasoning
Directions:
1. Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Squeeze out all moisture from thawed
spinach.
Place in food processor. Add ricotta, egg white, basil, oregano, garlic
seasoning,
nutmeg,
salt, pepper, half the mozzarella, and half the Parmesan
cheese.
Process until mixture is smooth and creamy.
2. To
assemble rolls: Lay each cooked lasagna noodle on strip of wax
paper.
Dividing equally, spread spinach filling down length of each noodle. Roll
up each
noodle, jelly-roll style.
3. Spread
one-third of tomatoes over bottom of shallow rectangular baking
dish.
Place each lasagna roll, seam side down, in dish. Spoon remaining tomatoes
over
rolls. Tent dish with aluminum foil.
4. Bake 35
minutes or until heated through. Remove foil. Sprinkle
remaining
mozzarella and Parmesan
cheese over rolls. Bake, uncovered, 5 minutes
more or
until cheese has
melted.
NOTE:
For a
colorful variation, cook 1/2 cup each diced red pepper and diced
yellow summer
squash in skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray until
softened,
about 4 minutes. Stir into spinach filling.
Nutrient
Value Per Serving:
206
calories
13g
protein
7 g fat
(30% fat)
24g
carbohydrate
572 mg
sodium
18mg
cholesterol