Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Super Healthy Lasagna Roll-Ups

I have seen recipes for lasagna roll-ups all over Pinterest lately, but my sister made them for me years ago, and somehow, I forgot about them. I LOVE lasagna, but I don't love all the calories. Here is how I cheat the calories, up the protein, and I add so many more nutrients without anyone even knowing.

Ingredients:
One box Whole Wheat Lasagna Noodles
One package firm tofu
One egg
parsley, fresh or dry
Fresh Spinach
Pasta sauce, I would use two bottles
Parmesan Cheese
opt. Italian sausage, or ground beef


Cook the noodles according to package directions. Rinse in cold water. While those are cooking, place the tofu with a little of the water from the package in a blender with one egg and a dash of salt and pepper. Blend well until the consistency of thick yogurt. Add more tofu water if needed. Place in a bowl, stir in some chopped parsley.
If you want meat in the sauce, brown some italian sausage or ground beef seasoned with italian seasonings, and then pulse it in the food processor a couple of times to chop it up really small. Add it to the pasta sauce.
Preheat oven to 375. Spray a 9X13 pan with cooking spray. Pour one cup of pasta sauce in the pan, just enough to cover the bottom.
Lay the noodles on a sheet of aluminum foil. Smear one tablespoon of the tofu on each noodle. Next, cut or tear up one or two leaves of Spinach on each noodle. Roll up the noodles and place seam-side down in the 9X13 pan. Cover with sauce, sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese on top. Bake 30-35 minutes with tented foil on top. Let sit ten minutes before serving.
Trust me, no one will know it's tofu. They will think it's Ricotta cheese!

 Blended Tofu. Sometimes I like to add grated Swiss cheese or some Parmesan cheese if I have it on hand. It's certainly not necessary, but will give it more of a cheesey flavor.

 I hate lasagna with a BIG GLOB of spinach in it. Gross! I tell my kids that the green is "spices" like what Remy puts in the food in Ratatouille. They think that's awesome.


The finished product! Yum!! I guess that each roll has between 120-150 calories depending on if you added cheese or meat.

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