Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe (VIDEO)
Lasagna Roll Ups combine the best of classic Lasagna but are much easier to serve, bake faster and can be enjoyed right away – no resting time required! They are make-ahead, freezer-friendly, and reheat well.
We love comforting pasta dishes like Chicken Tetrazzini, traditional Spaghetti and Meatballs and Mom’s Chicken Alfredo. These are among the most requested meals in our family. Try this Lasagna Roll-Ups recipe and you will make it over and over.
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Lasagna Roll-Ups:
We love lasagna in all forms including Skillet Lasagna, make-ahead Slow Cooker Lasagna, and of course Classic Lasagna. These Lasagna Roll-ups are beefy, saucy, cheesy and definitely satisfy the craving for lasagna, but they are way easier to serve. No more messy lasagna squares sliding apart as you struggle to remove them from the pan.
The Ultimate Cheese Sauce:
We make a 3-cheese sauce with ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella, and parmesan cheese. Once the sauce is baked, it tastes almost like an alfredo sauce – rich, creamy, and cheesy.
Beefy Lasagna Meat Sauce:
The best meat sauce for lasagna is essentially a ragu – a meat sauce with ground beef, onion, seasonings, and marinara. We don’t skimp on the meat and use a full pound of ground beef which makes this lasagna supremely satisfying. You can use homemade marinara or your favorite store-bought marinara.
Can I Substitute the Ground Beef?
You can swap out the ground beef for Italian sausage or use ground turkey or ground chicken if you want a leaner lasagna.
How to Make Lasagna Rolls:
The process here is simple and you have all the elements of a classic lasagna but they are rolled rather than layered. This results in 12 perfectly portioned servings of lasagna. It’s brilliant for parties! The process for lasagna rolls is simple:
- Cook the noodles
- Make the meat sauce and spread 1/2 cup in a 9×13 casserole
- Make the cheese sauce
- Spread cheese sauce and meat sauce on each noodle.
- Roll up noodles, transfer to the casserole dish, spread with remaining meat sauce and mozzarella, then cover and bake.
Tips for Assembling Lasagna Roll-Ups
- Cook 2-3 extra noodles as some may break while boiling.
- Cook noodles according to package instructions in salted water until al-dente (do not over-cook). We use about 3 Tbsp salt for a large soup pot of water.
- Drain cooked noodles then cover them with cold water until ready to use so they don’t stick together.
- To contain the mess, arrange the noodles 6 at a time on a rimmed non-stick baking sheet (keeping remaining noodles in cold water until ready to use).
Can I Make Lasagna Roll-Ups Ahead?
There are 2 options to make these lasagna roll-ups ahead of time.
- Fully assemble and bake, then cool to room temperature, cover, and chill. To serve, reheat portions in the microwave or oven until roll-ups are heated through and cheese is melted.
- Fully assemble roll-ups in a casserole dish (without baking), cover tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight or freeze up to 3 months. Bake refrigerated lasagna roll-ups at 375˚F for about 45 minutes. Bake from frozen at 375˚F for about 1 hour.
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Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe (VIDEO)
Lasagna Roll Ups combine the best of classic Lasagna but they are so much easier to serve, bake faster, and can be enjoyed right away - no resting time required! Lasagna rolls are make-ahead, freezer-friendly, and reheat well.
Ingredients
- 12 lasagna noodles cooked to package instructions
- 16 oz ground beef 85% lean
- 24 oz marinara sauce
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp sea salt or to taste for red sauce
- 1/2 tsp black pepper or to taste
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese shredded, divided
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped, plus more to garnish
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375˚F. Cook noodles in a large pot of salted water according to package instructions then drain and fill pot with cold water to stop the cooking process and keep noodles from sticking together.
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In a deep pan or dutch oven, over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until no longer pink, breaking up with a spatula (2 min). Add onion and cook until softened (3 minutes). Add garlic, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp oregano and sautee another minute. Add marinara, bring to a simmer and turn off the heat. Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce over the bottom of a casserole dish
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In a large bowl, stir together: ricotta, 1 egg, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup parsley.
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To contain messiness, arrange noodles over a large baking sheet in a single layer. Spread 1/4 cup (1 scant ice cream scoop) of cheese mixture over the top of each noodle. Add a heaping Tbsp of meat sauce in a strip down the center of the noodle. Roll noodles up and arrange in the prepared casserole dish.
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Spread remaining meat sauce over the tops of roll-ups and sprinkle on the remaining 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil, making sure foil isn't touching cheese (if your pan is on the shallow side, you can put toothpicks into rolls to keep the foil away from cheese.
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Bake covered at 375˚F for 40 minutes. Remove foil and broil another 2-3 minutes or until cheese is lightly golden. Garnish with parsley to serve.
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Super delicious and easy to follow recipe! A little trick about the aluminum foil sticking to the cheese…spray the foil with a nonstick cooking spay such as Pam and no cheese sticks. 🙂
Hi Pam! Thank you so much for sharing that great tip with us!
Another winner! Made this last week and it was a major hit with the family. Absolutely delicious. Thanks for a wonderful recipe.
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Sandra!
I made the lasagna roll ups today and they were gobbled up in a hurry by my family. Yum!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
These were amazing! Definitely a hit for all of my family. My 18 month old had 4 servings of it and was asking for more. I think it would be easier to set up the noodles on a cutting board and add the cheese and meat instead of doing it in the pan. That got a little difficult to do when the pan got fuller. Otherwise, this will definitely be a regular in my weekly meal plan list!
Hi Lindsey, I’m happy to hear that this recipe was a hit! Thanks for sharing your comments and feedback with us.
I make homemade noodles for my lasagna, do it still need to cook them before I assemble the rolls?
Hi Debra, some noodles require some quick pre-cooking. I would follow the package instructions. They do need to be pliable to roll.
J’aimerais avoir la recette sauce alfredo avec fromage pecorinoet parmesan j’ai supprimé ma recette par erreur
Thank you for that suggestion. You can find our alfredo recipes HERE.
I plan on making this for a family dinner but some are vegetarians and I would like to substitute 1 tray with spinach instead of meat. Will I need to adjust anything?
I have made this before and it is one of my faves, thank you
Hello Donna, I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. One of our readers made a comment making this vegetarian & loving it. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe.
Thank you, will let you know how it comes out
We are looking forward to your feedback!
So I made 2 trays, one with the meat sauce and followed the recipe exactly, it was delicious! I added spinach to the cheese mixture and used plain marinara sauce to top it, it was good but maybe needed a little seasoning.
Thank you so much for sharing that with me. I’m glad you enjoyed that!
I made the lasagna roll-ups. They were DELICIOUS!
I also made the apple turnovers. Again, DELICIOUS!
Thanks Natasha!
Yay, I’m happy that you’re enjoying my recipes!
I have made these at least 5 times now and they are delicious and my guests love them to.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review, Janet!
Greetings: I made them and they were extraordinary. Well done , the only change I made was to drain the excess fat from the beef prior to adding the Marinara Sauce .
Sounds good, thanks for sharing that with us Terrence!
Hi Natasha
Any tips if we are using ready to bake lasagna sheets? Can’t find any others!! Thanks for the great recipes!
Hi Naima, someone has reported using no-boil or oven-ready lasagna noodles and cooking them a few at a time in boiling water for 30 seconds then laying them out on a kitchen towel and used them that way.
We made this for Christmas Eve dinner and it was a hit! I was a little stressed when I discovered we were out of eggs. No worries we didn’t notice. Loved it and will make again! Thank you! Emily
I’m so glad that worked out, Emily! Thank you for that wonderful review!
Hi Natasha: It’s probably too late to ask this question, but it will help for the next time. I’m about to make these for Christmas Eve. I already made the marinara sauce (which has onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and oregano). Do I still add the onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and oregano as listed in the roll-up recipe? Or are the ingredients that are now in your marinara sauce sufficient? Thank you. Love your recipes! Doris
HI Doris, you could add them but be careful adding salt and add that to taste. You could also leave them out as homemade marinara will have great flavor allready.
Made these this evening. Overall not bad, but (1) even though I used the exact amounts called out in the recipe, I ran our out of cheese filling and was only able to fill 11 instead of 12…, and (2) the 11 that I did bake turned out a bit dry. I think I will pick up some additional sauce at the store tomorrow to “sauce up” the left-overs. I happened to buy way too much mozzarella, so I’m confident with some tweaking the leftovers will tide us over well this holiday week. 🙂
I had leftover pasta sauce from the weekend and decided to use it to make this recipe. The recipe was so easy and delicious. Husband loved it too. He even asked for leftover roll ups in a couple of days. Big hit. This one is going in the binder. I will never make traditional lasagna again. Always happy to find new recipes.
Hello Maria, that is so nice to know. Thank you for sharing your good experience making this recipe, we appreciate it!
Can you please provide a link for your blue or red cooking pot sets? I love them.
Hello Sandy, you can see the kitchen tools that I use here in my Amazon affiliate shop
If you are freezing them would you freeze before cooking or afterwards or wouldn’t it matter?
Hi Phyllis, here is a note we have in the recipe. “Fully assemble roll-ups in a casserole dish (without baking), cover tightly with foil, and refrigerate overnight or freeze up to 3 months. Bake refrigerated lasagna roll-ups at 375˚F for about 45 minutes. Bake from frozen at 375˚F for about 1 hour.” I hope that helps.
Can you freeze the raw egg?
Hi Stephen, I haven’t tried freezing raw egg alone before but it is safe to do it in this recipe yes!
This looks delicious and a perfect way to get individual pieces. Plan on making it this upcoming weekend.
I hope you love this recipe, Sandra!
is there a substitute for ricotta cheese? can’t buy it where I live
thanks – this recipe looks delish!!
Hi Hella, cottage cheese will work!
This is the second time I have made this roll up lasagna and my husband loves it. Love your videos.
That’s so nice, Terri. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Thank you! I forgot to take pictures but this was great. Will def add this to my recipes!
You’re welcome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!
This is delish – love your recipes!!!
Thank you, Carolynn!
Favorite in my family too!
That’s so great! Thank you for sharing that with me, Natalie!
Your lasagna roll ups are amazing! Wondering what brand Lasagna noodles do you use and what brand mozzarella cheese? My roll ups turned out ok, but definitely not like yours
Hi Irenna, we have used a variety of cheeses but I think my favorite is galbani.
When making your own sauce do u remove the bay leaves? I didn’t see or hear you remove or say remove them.
Hi Sandy, yes I do remove the bay leaves.
do you think i can make zucchini wrap ups with this ?
Hi Sandy, I haven’t tested that with this recipe specifically but I bet that could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Looking forward to trying this. I’m a huge fan of Natasha’s chicken and spinach lasagna recipe. Are any modifications needed to that one to prepare it in the rolled style? (Thicker sauce, whatever?)
Hi Maggie, I haven’t tried the chicken lasagna in the rolled style. I think it would work but you might have a little extra sauce and would probably need a little less chicken unless you just ended up making a few extra rolls to squeeze into the pan. I would probably simmer the white sauce a little longer to get it to thicken up a bit more.
Question
I use Rao’s Marinara and like it very much. Is your homemade similar in taste to Rao’s?
Homemade is always so much better in my opinion.
Hi Natasha, i don’t like cottage cheese can i subsite for something else or just put the meat.
You can use ricotta cheese too.
I have used ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese, but I’ve used cream cheese too. Give that a try.
I made these lasagna rollups tonight, and they are the best rollups I’ve ever made! Everyone loved them!! I cooked 9 of them and froze 3 of them uncooked for later. Looking forward to having my leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing that with me!
I made this recipe as written and I must say this was delicious !! 😋There are 3 of us and I was able to get 2 dinners out of this recipe and am so happy I did because we absolutely loved it !! Thank you sooooo much for sharing this, as I will be making this alot in my house !! 🥰😋😋😋
Hello Rosellen, thank you for sharing your wonderful experience making and tasting this recipe. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Can I freeze prepared rolls and then bake at another time?
Hi Margo, here is a note we have in the recipe. “Fully assemble roll-ups in a casserole dish (without baking), cover tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight or freeze up to 3 months. Bake refrigerated lasagna roll-ups at 375˚F for about 45 minutes. Bake from frozen at 375˚F for about 1 hour.” I hope that helps.
Natashas,
I don’t eat meat of any kind. Can that step just be skipped or should I substitute the step whit something else. All your receipts have worked real well for me. Thank you in advance
Hi Bob, I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. One of our readers made a comment making this vegetarian & loving it. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe.
Soooo good! My very picky 14 year old had 3 servings. So easy to make and so flavorful. I typically don’t like to make lasagna because of the mess but this recipe was neater. Will add Italian sausage next time. Thank you for this recipe.
That is the best when kids love what we moms make. That’s so great Josie!
At least 4 days a week I use your recipes, Natasha. And this is by far my 13yr old sons favorite one! He broke his knee and recently had surgery and was so happy helping me create this on his crutches. Thank you for making our dinner time amazing every time! 5stars!
Awww that’s the best! Thank you so much for sharing that with me! I’m all smiles
If I made a half recipe or even just 4 roll ups, would I still bake for 40 minutes?
Hi Maureen, I would bake for the same amount of time but in a smaller dish.
This recipe looks great and I’m in love with the baking dish! The link took me to a Staub casserole- which this is not. Can you tell me what brand the baking dish is? TIA!
Hi Sue, you can check these in Amazon. Emile Henry and Staub
WOW! Bravo! Incredible!! Many thanks Natasha this recipe is great. It was my day to cook and I got applause!
That is so awesome! Keep up the great work, Tom and thanks for sharing your good feedback with us.
Thank you for this recipe. My husband and 3 boys loved it. I don’t like when lasagna is too wet and these Rolls avoid that completely.
Big hit for dinner!
I’m glad you and your husband enjoyed the lasagna roll ups! I hope you’ll enjoy every recipe that you try.
I have made this recipe twice and both times enjoyed it!!! Very easy to follow and the lasagna turns out so delicious!!! This is my go-to recipe for lasagna from now on. I will make it when I want to impress. 🙂
So wonderful to read your comments! Thank you so much for sharing that with us.
Yummy! My family loves lasagna; however I rarely make it because of the long prep. These lasagna roll ups are the perfect answer to easy lasagna. I made them tonight. Everyone said, “Great Lasagna”. Thank you, Natasha.
Aren’t these the best! I’m so happy you all enjoyed this recipe, Mama Mose!
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Thank you for that wonderful compliment Elisa! We have all of our resources listed here for you.
I made these last night with moose ground meat and fresh noodles. Will definitely made again!
So great to hear that you enjoyed the lasagna roll-ups! Thank you for your great review, Shannon.
I dnt have ricotta cheese
What can i use instead?
Hi Sana, cottage should work well too.
Hello does it matter what type of ricotta cheese?
Hi Vannessa, we purchase regular ricotta cheese from our local grocery store.
These lasagna roll ups were delicious! Even my picky 6 year old gave it a thumbs up. And as the maker of dinner, I appreciated the ease through with this came together (seriously, that baking sheet trick is genius)! So much easier to assemble and cut than traditional lasagna. We will definitely be making this one again. Thank you so much, Natasha!
You’re welcome, Stephanie! I’m so glad your entire family enjoyed this!
Hi Natasha. The first time I made this, it came out creamy cheesy but I used non organic shredded mozzarella cheese. But the last few times I’ve used organic shredded mozzarella and it’s not creamy at all. Do you think the organic cheese has a different consistency?
Hi Natalie, that could be the culprit. I haven’t tested between the two different kinds to advise.
LOVE YOUR RECIPES, WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO PRINT A REGULAR FORMATED RECIPE RATHER THAN A VIDEO PRINTOUT, EXAMPLE, LASAGNA ROLLUPS. THANK YOU
Hi R! All of our recipes have a printable recipe card towards the bottom of the recipe post. Once you scroll there, click on the print icon in that recipe card which will open a print screen, then you would need to click file —> print. I hope that helps! If not, please let me know exactly what steps you are taking and where you are navigating to print our recipes.
Can you freeze them one or two at a time I live alone I like to freeze for a later time
Hi Bonita, here is a note we have in the recipe. “”Fully assemble roll-ups in a casserole dish (without baking), cover tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight or freeze up to 3 months. Bake refrigerated lasagna roll-ups at 375˚F for about 45 minutes. Bake from frozen at 375˚F for about 1 hour.” I hope that helps.
I just made these for the second time for Father’s Day. This time I made it a day ahead and baked it that day. A very delicious twist to lasagne.
Thanks for sharing that with us, Theresa!
These are great. Since it is just my husband and me home now, if I make the smallest pan I have of lasagna, seems like we are eating it forever. These work out great as I make them up take out what we need for supper and then let them get cold in the fridge ( easy to bag them)before bagging them up 2 per package and freeze. Then if he want lasagna for lunch or supper I can just take out a pk. They work and taste great.
I’m so glad you enjoyed that!
My husband is a fireman and is on duty today. I’m doing the make-ahead method so I can just throw in the oven tomorrow to celebrate Father’s Day. I’m confused if I go ahead and add the sauce and shredded cheese to the top before covering and refrigerating? Same question about freezing (I’m doubling the recipe.) Thanks!
Hi Rhonda sorry for the delay. There’s a How To Make Lasagna Roll-Ups Ahead in the middle part of the recipe. Yes you will go ahead and add everything up before refrigerating it.
Made these for part of Father’s Day Brunch. So very tender and good. Everyone loved how uniform they were and how easy they were to serve!
Thanks for sharing that with us, Karen. I am glad everyone enjoyed the roll-ups!
made those they are divine
I’m so happy you enjoyed these! One of our favorite meals!
My boyfriend and I loved this last night! I’m new to cooking and lasagna for some reason always intimidated, but following your video made it SO EASY! We made made half of the rolls and froze the other half, since it’s just the two of us.
PS I’ve loved all of the recipes I’ve tried from your website!
So glad to hear that you enjoyed the lasagna, Nancy. Thank you for giving this recipe excellent feedback!
Hi, I was wondering what is the best way to freeze left overs of the roll up recipe?
Hi Cat, here is a note we have in the recipe. “”Fully assemble roll-ups in a casserole dish (without baking), cover tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight or freeze up to 3 months. Bake refrigerated lasagna roll-ups at 375˚F for about 45 minutes. Bake from frozen at 375˚F for about 1 hour.” I hope that helps.
Made the recipe today for our grandchildren as they were at our house swimming.
a total hit and will be making them again.
That is the best when kids love what we parents and grandparents make. That’s so great! Thank you for sharing this wonderful review with me Bob!
Hi Natasha, tried your lasagne roll up recipe tonight, its a winner and will now be the ‘go to’ lasagne recipe. Love that the lasagne held together with great flavours! P.s my 5yr old daughter loves watching your cooking videos!
Thanks for your great feedback Hannah, I hope you love every recipe that you try. Take care and hugs to your sweet daughter.
Hello… absolutely love your recipes. Have a question about the lasagna roll ups recipe. Which brand of jarred marinara do you use ? And second question is what is the difference between marinara and the jarred spaghetti sauce I typically use ?
Hi Karen, marinara and jarred spaghetti sauce are typically the same thing. I have a link to a good store-bought marinara in the post above but we love the easy homemade marinara best.
I would like to try and make eggplant roll up lasagna. I had it twice but don’t know how to make! . Please could you have this on your show. Thank you
Thank you so much for that suggestion, Edna! I’m adding it to my list!
First attempt in making lasagna, it was delish! I do agree some extra marinara sauce would be handy for leftovers. I was able to use the oven ready lasagna noodles. Boiled them for 5 mins to get them soft enough to roll. Somehow I ended up with extra cheese sauce, any suggestions on what to make with it?
Hi Carla, you can spread it over the noodles also before the rest of the toppings. If you have large shells? I haven’t really tried it in anything else to advise.
Hi Natasha, Greetings from Trinidad & Tobago. I enjoy watching you cook and have tried many of your dishes, so easy and simple to put together after a day at work. Thank you for great ideas.
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Anne!
Hello! If I use your marina sauce recipe for this do I still add the extra onion?
Hi Deanna, you can definitely still add that.
I used my regular spaghetti sauce recipe (very similar) and followed the rest of the recipe. loved these…. made pan of 9 for 2 of us, and my husband raved… (he had a 2nd late night dinner, polished off the pan) easy and fun to try new style….. great for buffet or pot luck, sizing portion by single roll…. Yummy
That is awesome to hear, Nance. Thank you so much for sharing that with us!
Can I sub cottage cheese for the ricotta?
Hi Kathy, you sure can!
Thanks Natasha for all your awesome receipts, I can’t wait to try this Lasagna Rollup. Looks soooo yummy 😋 It sure wants me to make it right now, but I only have the oven ready lasagna noodle! Which I don’t think 🤔 it will work for this receipt! Thanks again for making my life a little easier in the Kitchen! Love ❤️ all your amazing receipts
By the way your strawberry 🍓 cake 🍰 is to die for! With the strawberry sauce 😋😋 keep up the great work love ❤️ stay blessed and safe always!
Hello Shelly, I hope you can try this recipe soon. You are going to love this!
I just it in the oven! Used extra cheese. It looks and smells wonderful. I already want to put this a rotating menu plan. Thx Natasha for this recipe.
Sounds great! Thanks for your good feedback, I’m sure you’re very excited for the taste test!
Love, love, love this recipe. Soooo easy and simple to make. My family is so pleased they ask me to make it often. Tastes so good, and makes me look like a good cook. Your recipes are wonderful. I can always count on you to help me in the kitchen. Lots of fun and good food. Thank you.
Thank you for your compliments, Barbara. I am feeling grateful for your excellent feedback!
This was amazing. Went with Italian sausage. Will be doing this again. Another winner from Natasha.
Sounds good, Drew. I am so glad you loved it!
Made this meal last night. Big hit, even for my picky son. After his third roll up he finally noticed that there were onions in there. He doesn’t like onions. Funny, that was it for him. My wife and I loved it. Only suggestion would be to have extra sauce on the table. As usual, you make it look so easy to make. Thanks Natasha. I am a big fan.
I’m so glad you all enjoyed that! Thank you for sharing that great feedback with us Alan!
Is the serving size in the nutrition information 1 roll up? Excited to try this tonight.
That is correct Heidi! I hope you love this recipe.
Hi: I am going to make the recipe for lasagna tonight cannot wait, will let you know how it turns out.
I hope you love this recipe Marilyn!
Made this tonight & my family loved it! Great recipe. I enjoyed this way than the other way to make lasagna
Sounds great Lisa! This is one of my favorite ways to make lasagna too. Thanks for your excellent feedback and review!
I made this for dinner since my daughter and her family came to visit us. It was good but thought it was kind of dry. The next day I reheated some leftovers and added some Barilla garlic sauce to it, boy did it ever make a big difference. It really tasted better with this sauce. Next time I’ll add it before baking it.
Thanks for sharing, Angie! I’ll also try that next time.
Hi Natasha, can cream cheese be substituted for the ricotta?
Hi George, I haven’t tested that but it may work. If you experiment please let me know how you like that.
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The recipe came out fairly well but I have to say that one should be careful to follow closely the amount of ricotta and sauce that you specify. I felt that it wasn’t enough and used more. When I tried to roll them up I had a big mess on my hands and had to very carefully place them in the dish so as not to have them open. I felt that they were a bit dry and not enough sauce inside. I love watching your videos and have gotten some awesome recipes in the past. This one just wasn’t one of my favs.
Hi Sandi, this is a reader favorite and personal favorite of ours and we have made it many times so I am always happy to help troubleshoot. Adding too much ricotta would make them difficult to roll which is why we recommended that amount in the recipe. I have tested with more and had the same trouble. Also, if you space them out in a larger dish or bake too long (or bake on convection settings), they can become overbaked and seem dry. I hope that helps to troubleshoot.
You’re simply fantastic. We make our own pasta. Going shopping tomorrow. Just know this will be a favorite for a long time to come.
We’ll get back to you on Thursday and tell you how fantastic your original dish turned out. The frozen left overs will make dinner making sooo easy for my honey. See ya.
Thank you Grampa Joe! Yes please get back to us and let us know how it goes. Would love to hear more feedback.
Another great recipe, easy and quick. My entire family loved the lasagna roll-ups, going to try Natasha’s chicken kiev next!
Yay so happy to hear that they loved this recipe! Thanks for your great review and I hope you all love every recipe that you try.
Hi Natasha,
I made these for my family and they loved them so much I made another double batch for the freezer. I love that it is easier to portion than a big pan of lasagna. this so works for my grown sons.
I’m so happy that your family enjoyed the lasagna rolls. It’s one of our favorites at home too!
Hi Natasha: Your meat sauce is wonderful I do make it a lot for different dishes. Thank you so much. Marilyn
That’s so great! Thank you for that wonderful feedback Marilyn!
I followed this recipe to a T and it came out dry. Definitely needed more sauce!
So great to head that you loved this recipe. Thanks for your review!
Love this and my family too!
You said it can be freezes? How long? In a container?
Hi Maria, you sure can. we have a note on that on the recipe. Here’s what it says: “There are 2 options to make these lasagna roll-ups ahead of time.
Fully assemble and bake, then cool to room temperature, cover, and chill. To serve, reheat portions in the microwave or oven until roll-ups are heated through and cheese is melted.
Fully assemble roll-ups in a casserole dish (without baking), cover tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight or freeze up to 3 months. Bake refrigerated lasagna roll-ups at 375˚F for about 45 minutes. Bake from frozen at 375˚F for about 1 hour.”
I made this last night.It was absolutely wonderful.It was so easy to make.💙💙💙
So happy you enjoyed it! I hope you love every recipe that you try.
This was A-MAZ-ING!!! Followed the directions to a T but added spinach to the beef mixture. My Dad couldn’t get enough. He ate 2 and 1/2 roll-ups. I have enough leftovers for another whole meal since there are only 3 of us. Thank you, Natasha for another winner! Your recipes are always so delicious!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Susan! Thank you for the wonderful review!
How do you think Farmers Cheese would work as a substitute for ricotta?
Hi Randy, I honestly haven’t tried that but I think it would be a tasty experiment, just keep in mind Farmer cheese is more dry than ricotta.
I’ve thought a lot about it. I’m going to start with 50/50 ricotta/farmers cheese and see how it is. I’ll let you know.
I made this for my sons birthday dinner, perfect for a family dinner party. I made it the day before so all I had to do was make a salad and heat up garlic bread sticks, and I could relax and enjoy my family.
So great to read your good feedback, Linda. Thanks for sharing that with us!
Natash, once again a great recipe! My favorite part was how cleaver it is to roll the noodle. No more having to slice through 3 layers of noodles and hoping you cut it so another noodle doesn’t pull out also. It’s like individual servings portioned out. The egg is brilliant!
Thank you for that awesome feedback, Laurel! We absolutely love this recipe too!
Excellent recipe. Will recommend to friends and family.
Thanks.
I’m so glad you enjoyed that! Thank you, Kim!
Hi,
Wondering how to reheat if I freeze it? Thank you.
To reheat it you can do it in the oven covering it with foil again. Or use the microwave in a microwave-safe dish. Time will depend on how much you have.
My husband is Italian and we love lasagna. However since there are only 3 in our house now, there’s always more than we can eat! This recipe cooks up delicious, and is very easily broken down to freeze those extra portions. Love the innovative way to cook this delicious dish! Thanks Natasha! My family loves your recipes and I love your videos! Keep ’em coming!
Love your feedback and comments! Thank you so much for your appreciation and I hope you enjoy all the other recipes too!
Love this recipe
Great to hear and thanks for your great feedback!
This looks so good! I have a feeling I would love the taste so I’ll go ahead and rate it even though I haven’t made it yet! Loving your recipes and video tutorials! I usually make spaghetti with a 1/2 Italian sausage 1/2 ground turkey combo but the beef looks really good and hearty in this! Thank you!
I hope you try and love this recipe soon! Thank you for that wonderful feedback Kristina!
Hi Natasha, found you on facebook and Im loving everything about your style and food. Can you tell me the name of Casserole dish and add a link to where I can purchase it, I gotta have it 🙂
Hello Joanne. Are you referring to this baking dish?
The Amazon dish has Staub on the handles, I can’t see that on the video-are they different dishes because they appear to be??? TIA!
Hi Sue, the dish I used for the lasagna roll-ups is from Fred Meyer and it doesn’t exist online as far as I can tell.
Has anyone substituted shredded chicken for the beef? I was looking for another chicken dish and thought this sounded like a good option.
Hi Tract. I haven’t tested that to advise. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
I guess you can add green peppers and mushrooms to ground beef?
Hi Melissa, I haven’t tested that but it should work! I’d love to know how you like it trying that.
I tripled this for a his+her baby shower. Made two with beef and made the other vegetarian with peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, and onions. Instead of cheese sauce I just sprinked shredded mozza over the marinara before rolling up. Wonderfully received!
This recipe turned out great! Easy and fast and love that we can just dig in (and not wait it around to settle!) My 4 year old helped me rolled most of them, so fun! Can you share/link where you got your bakeware? I love it how it had handles and how the extra depth. Thank you, love your videos.
Thank you for your wonderful feedback regarding this recipe, Elisabeth. You can see the list of products that I used for this recipe in the description field of this youtube video.
Easy recipe to make….great presentation on the plate…..Family Favourite. Thanks you for sharing this dish.
You’re welcome, Lorraine! I’m so glad you liked that!
Hi. Can’t wait to try it. But I will need to make 2 pans—one for meat eaters and one for the vegetarians in my family. Would love to maybe add Spinach or something else? Any suggestions besides just the cheese filling?? (New to the vegetarian world since my daughter has changed her diet)
Hi Charity, I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. One of our readers made a comment making this vegetarian & loving it. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe.
I’ve had success adding cooked lentils plus onions, peppers to tomato sauce when serving vegetarian spaghetti. I want to try this with the lasagna roll-ups; I think will work well.
I love love this recipe. It is very simple and amazingly good. My boyfriend loved it and can’t wait for me to make it again. Thank you Natasha for all of your amazing cooking.
You’re welcome Mayra! I’m so happy to hear that!
I am not a cook but trying to cook. Any suggestion on what to do with the remaining cheese mixture?
Thank you for this recipe. I substituted the ground beef for Gardein Beef-less Ground and it came out perfect. Thanks again!
Great substitute! Thanks for the tip and for sharing your experience with us here.
Hi Natasha, I live in Belize and as such it is really hard to find ricotta cheese. Is there any other cheese I can substitute it with?
Hi Angie. You can try cottage cheese too. If you experiment, let me know if you liked the recipe.
I make lasagna all the time with cottage cheese, as I don’t really like ricotta. My family and I like it. I make a homemade sauce, but never have rolled it up. I am going to try it this way next time. 🙂
oh no! Really? Well that’s a shame. Are you certain your sauce isn’t an improvised sauce from a jar as well?
Tried your Lasagna Roll Up Recipe for dinner tonight. My husband and I loved it!! I immensely enjoy your recipe videos!! You are so much fun and an excellent cook!! Thank you Natasha!!
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, DeLaina!
Made this recipe first time today, friend coming for dinner, can’t wait to eat!
I hope you love it, Elaine!
Made these last night for dinner….. DELICIOUS. My family loved them, and I have some picky eaters. Easy to make and do good. Made a half recipes of 6 rolls. Perfect for our family of 4. Thanks for the recipe. It is going into the rotation.
Sounds like you found a new favorite, Stacie! Thank you for stopping by!
Love your videos
Thank you Linda!
Could you make this with zucchini sliced really thin and then rolled instead of traditional noodles? Making it keto friendly?
Hi Jeanne, I haven’t tested that with this recipe specifically but I bet that could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Can you make this in the crock pot?
Hi Sarah, I haven’t tested that with Lasagna Rolls Ups but I think it could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe. We do have this slow cooker option here you may like.
Hi Natasha, I tried this recipe last night and we loved it. One question though, it came out a little dry and I followed your recipe. Where did I go wrong?
Hi Eva, I haven’t had that experience. Do you feel it was dry but the ricotta mixture or not enough sauce?
Hi Natasha,
Looking to change my cooking pots and I love the blue set you have or the red one. Can you please put the link where I can purchase them.
Thank you
Hi Sandra, you can see the kitchen tools that I use here in my Amazon affiliate shop
I fixed this lasagna tonight and everyone thought it was great. Why did I never think of rolling the noodles up. So much easier to get out of the pan.
My next dish is the mini strawberry cheese cakes. Looks yummy.
Thanks Natasha for these delicious recipes!
Isn’t it genius! We love how easy it is to serve! I hope you love the strawberry cheesecakes, Gloria!
Ok. Where do I start? I made this recipe, except I had the oven ready lasagna so I just did not roll them up. But if I can say one thing it is this: at the end of your video, when you do the tasting test…you are not giving the right reaction. You should be jumping up and down for the perfect dish!! This lasagne is a EXTRA AMAZING! Soooo easy to make, And so tasty!! Thank you for this perfect recipe!!
I’ll have to try the jumping up and down next time 😉 Thank you for that amazing review, Mona! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe.
I made this recently but the only problem was that my lasagna sheets all stuck together when I tried to boil them. How did you stop your lasagna sheets from sticking?
Hi Christina, I haven’t had that happen. As soon as they start to soften I look to keep them moving around a bit with a gentle stir to keep them separated.
Add a little olive oil to the pot of boiling water – noodles will not stick.
Natasha I made this last night for dinner and my family loved it! I’m now only allowed to make this type of lasagna! Thank You Natasha!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
What kind of pot did you use to cook the lasagna noodles in. I have a pasta pot thats 6 quart and I dont think that’s deep enough for the lasagna noodles.
Hi Shantrell, we used one of our larger pots, I’m not sure exactly how many quarts it was. I think it may still work in a 6 quart, you may need to get the noddles in sideways as they soften instead of up and down.
Not a ricotta fan, can cottage cheese be a substitute?
Hi Maria! That should work! If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Cottage cheese is a great substitute. I have been making my lasagna with it for many years. Not a ricotta fan either. 🙂
I’ve used cottage cheese before. I suggest that you put the cottage cheese in a blender or something like the ninja chopper and mix it up till its a nice spreadable constancy. Your Lasagna will come out perfect.
It was truly delicious, but I ran out of meat sauce, and could only do 9 noodles, I had plenty of ricotta filling and of course cheese, I watched the video and and thought I was putting the same amount of meat on noodle, but must have put too much, also I may have simmered just a tad too long and maybe too thick….I will definitely make again…it was super good,..I love your very entertaining comical videos…and love your style.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Susan!! Thank you for sharing that with us.
I was wondering if the total calorie count in your nutritional info was for one lasagna roll or more? Can you please clarify?
Thanks!
Hi Kristal, that is per lasagna roll. This recipe makes 12. I hope that helps.
We went from never eating lasagna to making this at least once a month. Also my go-to for bringing meals to friends! Thanks for a great recipe, Natasha. I also really appreciate that you make a video of the recipe. Helps me so much!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite! I’m so glad our videos are helpful, Irene!
I would like to make this for Christmas. Do you have any suggestions on how soon it could be made ahead and kept in the fridge or freezer?
Hi Mary, we have a note on that on the recipe. Here’s what it says: “There are 2 options to make these lasagna roll-ups ahead of time.
Fully assemble and bake, then cool to room temperature, cover, and chill. To serve, reheat portions in the microwave or oven until roll-ups are heated through and cheese is melted.
Fully assemble roll-ups in a casserole dish (without baking), cover tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight or freeze up to 3 months. Bake refrigerated lasagna roll-ups at 375˚F for about 45 minutes. Bake from frozen at 375˚F for about 1 hour.”
I must have missed the note in the recipe. Thank you for posting it here!
You’re welcome!
Just made this and it turned out amazing!! Thank you for so many easy quick dinner recipes!
You’re welcome, Ella!
This Lasagna Rollup recipe was absolutely heavenly! I used Ragu with Sautéed Onions and Garlic for my marinara. However…next time I will layer the pasta flat instead of rolling them up. It was messy and the filling kept using out when I rolled them up. It’s easier and faster to just cut it in squares after baking.
Thank you for sharing that feedback with us, Sandra!
This recipe was AMAZING! I must admit, I don’t like to cook often but your recipes sincerely pushes me to do it. I get excited to cook now and it doesn’t hurt that my significant other and friends love it too!
Awww that’s the best! Thank you so much for sharing that with me. I’m all smiles!
We made this for dinner tonight. It was a fun and fairly quick take on lasagna and we really enjoyed. We are a family of two, so I made two 8×8 pans and froze the second after assembling for another meal later this month. Thanks for a yummy recipe!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Jeni!
Very good idea. I love lasagna and this was a neat redo. I also like to add vegetables, so I added chopped zucchini and mushrooms to my meat sauce. This is a great way to add vegetables-kids know no difference. It still does take time, but always worth it.
That’s a great idea! Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Barbara!
Made this yesterday. Super easy to make, and tasted great. Only thing I did differently was add chilli flakes however I wish I added alot more than I did. Small thing, when overall it was a quick easy meal!
I’m so glad you enjoyed that! Thank you for sharing that great review with us!
Is there a vegetarian option ?
Hi Christine, I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. One of our readers made a comment making this vegetarian & loving it. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Christine, maybe you could try salted, part cooked egg plant slices and top with mix of lentils and roasted vegetables (blitz them in the blender if you want a more ‘mince like’ look.) Jen
You can actually use thin sliced eggplant for the roll ups in lieu of lasagna noodles for a low carb option! Also excellent
Thank you for sharing that with us, Barb!
If I make this for Christmas, what do you suggest to make with it?
Hi Fran, we enjoy it with salad and a few other sides.
Thank you so much for this recipe! I just made this last night for my wife, my brother and myself. It was great! So delicious and not soupy like other lasagna recipes turn out. This is now my regular lasagna recipe.
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
Love this recepie and my child loved it too but he eats everything but still it was very delicious and I served it to my mother in law and sister they loved it as well. One question though how do you heat it up in the oven or microwave?
Hi Viktoriya, I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for that great review. To reheat it you can do it in the oven covering it with foil again. Or using the microwave in a microwave-safe dish. Time will depend on how much you have.
Hi Natasha, quick question. For the lasagna roll ups why use maranara sauce. And I have t sneak in with one more ? How much crushed garlic in a jar is equal to one clove. Thank you for all the deliciousness you create
Hi Linda, the jar of garlic we used has the amount listed on the side. I believe half of a teaspoon is approximately one clove. I hope that helps. You are also welcome to use a sauce you choose. We like it with marinara.
THANK YOU NATASHA FOR SHARING YOUR RECIPES WITH US, ALL THE RECIPES I HAVE TRIED FROM YOU HAVE JUST BEEN WONDERFUL! THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you’ve enjoyed our recipes! Thank you for that thoughtful feedback.
Made this ok assigns roll ups. It’s delicious
And yes much easier to serve
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Can I make this earlier in the day and just wait to put in the oven until dinner time?
Hi Denis, yes absolutely! If it’s going into the oven from being refrigerated, you might add 5 minutes of bake time.
Can you use fresh lasagna noodles or no boil (oven ready) for this recipe?
Hi Judy, I haven’t tried using the oven-ready ones but I did find a recipe online where they used oven-ready but still boiled them to soften so you could roll them up, which defeats the purpose of buying no boil.
Maybe I could use the same recipe but with the oven ready noodles and layer like tradational lasagna?
Hi Judy, yes that would still work. We have a traditional lasagna here that we usually use for that casserole layered style.
Thank you for sharing. Our family loved it!!
That’s so great! I’m happy to hear that!
Cannot rave about this recipe enough! I absolutely LOVE lasagna, but have never been able to make a good one, until now! This has the perfect cheese to sauce ratio, absolutely amazing flavor! I’m a lazy/inexperienced cook, so anything beyond throwing things in a pot and mixing usually does not turn out well for me. Not too complicated, easy clean up, AND great flavor?!? This recipe is a keeper for sure! Thanks so much!
Isn’t the flavor amazing!! I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe!
Hi Natasha, Just wondering if this could be slow cooked like your crock pot lasagna?
Hi Jenny, I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Wow. Five BIG stars for this recipe. Some representative quotes from my husband:
-“Everything about this is amazing.”
-“Way better than Olive Garden.”
-“I’m speechless.”
-“Why would you ever buy a store-bought lasagna?”
-“I will do the dishes every single time you make that.”
We didn’t have ricotta cheese on hand, so I substituted it with ~6 oz cream cheese + ~9 oz cottage cheese.
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
Hahaha…that’s an awesome review from your hubby!
I have not tried this one yet although it looks like another 5 star to me, Natasha. I have a question though. I don’t like using re grated cheeses because they all have de caker’s added and I like to ditch the chemicals. do you have an easy way of grating a ball of mozzarella cheese? Thanks.
Hi Martha, I wish I had some tips and tricks for you, we use a simple cheese grated for ours.
Hi Martha, you may want to try grating it cold, right out of the fridge. I always do this with the harder cheeses, and it will not stick as much to the grater.
Hi Martha, you can try grating it cold, right out of the fridge. It’s so much easier and won’t stick as much to the grater!
It looks fantastic, can’t wait to try it.
I hope you love it, Judy! Thank you for that awesome feedback.
Perfect recipe for family time!
So yummy and thanks a bunch for sharing.
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed that.
Hi Natasha.
I have to say that I love your video presentations, you effervescence is infectious, but not only that you never disappoint with your recipes as long as we follow your instructions. I hope you keep sending me your delicious offerings.
Thank you and all the best to you and your family.
Brian 👌
Awww thank you so much for that amazing feedback! I am smiling big reading your comment. I sure appreciate you!
Hi Natasha Love all your recipies,Just made the roll ups 🥰
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing that with me and I hope you loved the lasagna rolls.
I have been making lasagna this way for many years and find it the best; particularly if you have with varied diet choices. I often make some with spinach for my vegetarian daughter, sausage and/or beef for my husband and just cheese for me and it is all in one casserole dish! The only thing different that I do is after my noodles have cooled in cold water, I lay them out to dry on an old tablecloth. I find it so much easier to spread the cheese over a dry noodle vs a slippery wet one.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Just watched this on YouTube. My family loves it. We also use for chicken Alfredo.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!
Can you make veg.lasagna no eggs?
Hi Ashok, yes, egg added to the ricotta binds the ingredients. But, you can substitute the egg and can leave it out altogether and your lasagna will be fine but may not cut into perfect pieces.
These lasagna roll-ups are absolutely delicious! My kids loved this fun dinner!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us, Anna!
Such a cool idea and “twist” on a classic lasagna dish. Loved it!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us, Matt!
We love these lasagna roll ups! Thank you for an easy, delicious recipe!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Lauren!
My family LOVES this recipe! It’s so delicious and your photos make it completely easy too!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite, Toni!
Thank you, Thank you very much Lasangna.
You are very welcome! I hope you love these lasagna rolls!
I love how much easier these are to make! Great for freezing single portion sizes to use for later too.
Yes absolutely! They are perfect for meal prep/planning. I love that they defrost and reheat just as good as freshly baked. It’s kind of amazing!
Just watched this on Facebook. Thank you! I am going to make this on Christmas for my family.
Thank you for watching that! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! This recipe is so perfect for Christmas!
Sooooo good to be back and find this beauty. Thank you so much and I wish you all enjoy your weekend
I’m so glad you found this recipe! Thank you for watching!