Fun and Tasty Vegetarian Roll-Ups Recipe

! Don’t have time? Use store bought ready-made pasta sauce. Have a bit of time? Use the ingredients and steps below to make excellent sauce from scratch!

Ingredients

To make the sauce
• 1 tsp olive oil
• ⅓  cup onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 14-ounce can tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• ½ tsp dried basil, crushed
• ¼ tsp sugar
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of freshly ground black pepper

To make the pasta rolls
• 8 dried lasagne noodles
• 2 tsp snipped fresh basil, crushed
• ¾ cup fat-free ricotta cheese
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese, finely shredded
• 1 egg white, slightly beaten
• 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
• Parsley, to garnish

1. Heat oil in a medium sized saucepan over medium high heat. Once oil is hot add chopped onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until slightly browned and tender. Gradually pour in chopped tomato while stirring. Add in tomato paste, basil, sugar, sugar, salt and pepper; Stir until well combined. Bring heat up to medium-high and allow mixture to come to a boil; once boiling bring heat back down. Allow sauce to simmer, uncovered, for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. While sauce is simmering prepare pasta following package directions. Once noodles are tender transfer into a colander; drain well. Set aside.
3. Combine chopped basil, ricotta, mozzarella and ricotta cheese together in a medium sized mixing bowl. Pour in egg white and spinach; mix together until well combined.
4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lay noodles down side by side onto a clean flat surface. Using a spoon, evenly spread ¼ cup of the cheese and spinach mixture onto each noodle and starting at one end, roll each noodle into a cylinder. Place rolls, seam side down into a non-stick ovenproof pan and place into the oven and bake for around 25 minutes.
5. Once noodle rolls have heated through divide onto separate serving plates and top with sauce. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

Serves 4