Lasagna Spirals

By amity

Ingredients

• INGREDIENTS:
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 10 lasagna noodles
• 1 pound ricotta cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed (squeeze out all excess water)
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 6 basil leaves, chopped
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 cups tomato sauce
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add olive oil. Place noodles in water, stirring occasionally, and let cook 7 to 8 minutes. Drain and spread out noodles on a towel to allow to cool.

While pasta cooks, in a medium bowl, mix ricotta, spinach, mozzarella, basil, egg, garlic, salt, and pepper.

Spread one cup tomato sauce in the bottom of a baking dish. When pasta is cool enough to touch, spread each with a layer of ricotta mixture. Starting at one end, roll up the noodle. Place each lasagna spiral, seam side down, into the baking dish. Top spirals with 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce. Cover and wrap tightly and freeze. Before baking, sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes. Serve with additional tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese.

**If you do not want to freeze, only bake 20 minutes at 350 F.