Easy Chicken & Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups
Ground chicken, spinach, ricotta cheese and Parmesan-stuffed lasagna noodles topped with marinara and mozzarella - delicious! Added bonus: they're a great make-ahead meal and freezer-friendly food.
Equipment
- 1 9x12 baking dish
Ingredients
- 8 uncooked lasagna noodles plus extra in case of breakage. do not use "No Boil"!
- 1 tbsp. avocado oil
- 1 lb. ground chicken can sub ground turkey, beef or Italian sausage
- 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. granulated garlic
- 1 16-oz. container whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup fresh spinach leaves chopped
- 1 32-oz. jar marinara sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- fresh basil leaves in chiffonade optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350º.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat, then salt water well with a handful of kosher salt.
- While water is heating up, heat avocado oil over medium heat and add ground chicken, breaking up with spoon. Season chicken with 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, 1/2 tsp. black pepper and 1/4 tsp. granulated garlic. Cook until no longer pink, about 4-5 minutes. Let cool for 2-3 minutes off heat.
- In a mixing bowl, add ricotta cheese, grated parmesan, chopped spinach and minced garlic. When chicken is done cooking and has cooled, fold into ricotta mixture.
- Boil 2-3 lasagna noodles at a time until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water and place onto a sheet pan.
- Pour 1/4-1/2 cup marinara into bottom of baking dish and spread into a thin layer.
- Once all noodles have boiled and cooled, spread an even layer of the ricotta/chicken mixture over each lasagna noodle, about 3 tbsp. on each.
- Roll up the noodles tightly, while keeping the filling in, and transfer them to the baking dish, seam side down.
- Top with remaining marinara sauce on each roll up, then top evenly with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Place into oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. Turn on broiler and broil for 1-3 minutes to create golden layer of cheese. Top with optional fresh basil!
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