Caprese Lasagna Roll Ups
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Category
Main Course
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Cusine
Italian
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How to make?
Ingredients
8 lasagna noodles
14 oz freshly shredded
3/4 cup Ricotta cheese
1 large egg white
1/3 cup freshly
freshly ground black pepper
3 - 4 medium Roma tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 cup marinara sauce
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
2 cloves garlic finely minced
1 can crushed tomatoes
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F . Cook pasta according to directions listed on package to al dente. Drain pasta and align lasagna noodles in a single layer on a large sheet of parchment or wax paper. For filling, in a large mixing bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese and egg white until well blended. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Mix in 12 oz. of the Mozzarella cheese and season with black pepper to taste . Place 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture over each lasagna noodle and spread into an even layer, going from one end of the lasagna to the other. Align 4 thin tomato slices over cheese mixture then sprinkle fresh basil over top. Snugly roll lasagna noodles to opposite end. Spread about 1/4 cup pasta sauce in the bottom of an 11 x 7 inch baking dish. Align lasagna roll ups, seam side down in dish. Top each roll up with about 2 Tbsp of the pasta sauce . Sprinkle top with remaining 2 oz. shredded Mozzarella. Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Remove from oven, plate pasta and garnish with plenty of basil ribbons. Serve warm.