Kmt's Low Fat Ricotta Spinach Rolls

Name: Kmt's Low Fat Ricotta Spinach Rolls
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb lasagne pasta; 16 ounces low-fat ricotta cheese or 16 ounces fat-free ricotta cheese; 8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded; 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, drained well; 3 medium carrots, shredded; 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped; 1 egg; salt & pepper; 16 ounces pasta sauce (homemade or store bought)

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"This is a treasured adoptee. Here is KMT's original description of it: Delicious, low fat, Italian dish. Very filling too!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 lb lasagne pasta
16 ounces low-fat ricotta cheese or 16 ounces fat-free ricotta cheese
8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, drained well
3 medium carrots, shredded
¹⁄₂ cup fresh parsley, chopped
¹⁄₂ cup fresh basil, chopped
1 egg
salt & pepper
16 ounces pasta sauce (homemade or store bought)

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Start chopping basil and parsley.
(Use dried if you REALLY feel lazy!) Prepare Lasagna pasta according to package Lay a few sheets of wax paper on the kitchen table.
In a mixing bowl, combine Riccota, 1/2 of the mozzarella (reserve rest for later), Parsley, Basil, spinach (hopefully you really squeezed it out dry!) ,salt,pepper, egg and carrots.
Mix well by hand.
Lay cooked Lasagna on wax paper Spread a thin layer of spinach mixture down the length of the lasagna.
You may have leftover pasta and/or spinach filling.
Just store it or chuck it.
Spread a little sauce on the bottom of large shallow casserole dish.
Roll each filled lasagna and place in casserole dish.
Spoon the pasta sauce onto Spinach roles.
Top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 20-30 minutes .
Serve hot with a crusty garlic bread and salad.

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Reviews

This was really good. I used 2 - 700ml jars of Classico Florentine Spinach and Cheese Spaghetti Sauce. And I was really lazy and used dry basil. I will definatley make this again. I think I will try Healthy Choice Chunky Lovers Italian Stlye Vegetable Sauce next time - it's fat free.

LeeAnn
It tastes like something is missing. It was very bland. Needs garlic and carmelized onions to give it some more flavor. I would also cut the spinach amount in half and add some cottage cheese along with the ricotta. Turkey sausage would be a nice addition but would still keep the fat low. It was quick and easy to prepare. The hardest part is drying the spinach, used a lot of paper towels. I would not make this with the ingredients stated again. Hope this helps someone. Thanks, Dawni

Dawni
this was great. next time i will use more ricotta and less spinach. i think garlic would make it more flavorful as well. dh was quite impressed. thanks for the great recipe!!!

rumsnobb
It's a lot like lasagna, but such a nice change. Definately healthier and when I served this alongside my friends lasagna ( she says she makes the worlds best lasagna ) I got more compliments on this dish than she did on hers! I froze it to take on a ski trip and it came out perfect!

Shelley Nicholson
I am the only one in my family who ate this. No one else cared for it. If I ever made this again, I would cut the amount of spinach by half, omit the carrots and add garlic. I would also use an additional jar of sauce. On the plus side, it was fairly easy to assemble. I made it the night before, covered it and put it in the fridge. When I got home I got it out, preheated the oven and popped it in. I may play with this recipe. This just must have not been the flavor combination for my family.

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