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Slow-Cooker Spinach Lasagna Rollups

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Photo by Matt Duckor, Food Styling by Molly Baz

Change up your typical pasta casserole with these fun vegetarian lasagna rollups—they’re like individually portioned mini lasagnas. The pasta tends to soak up a lot of the liquid while it cooks, so you’ll want to reserve about a half jar of marinara sauce to add at the end for a properly saucy dish.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    3 hours 30 minutes

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

1 pound lasagna noodles (not no-boil)
1 (16-ounce) container ricotta
2 cups shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 large eggs
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and excess water squeezed out
2 (24-ounce) jars marinara sauce, divided

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the lasagna noodles according to the instructions on the box until barely al dente. Drain and set aside.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix the ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, and eggs. Stir in the spinach.

    Step 3

    Pour 1/2 jar of marinara sauce into the bottom of a slow cooker, spreading evenly.

    Step 4

    Cut each lasagna noodle in half crosswise. Spread about 1 heaping tablespoon ricotta mixture across one noodle half. Roll up the noodle and place it in the slow cooker, seam-side down. Continue with the remaining noodles and ricotta mixture.

    Step 5

    Pour 1 jar of marinara sauce over the top of the rollups. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. Pour the remaining 1/2 jar of sauce into the slow cooker and allow to heat through before serving.

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