Spinach Lasagna Roll-Ups

Drew helping make dinner


Cheesy smiles to go with our cheesy filling


Hailey rolling up a noodle


Noodles all rolled

Mmmm...the finished product

Recipe:

Spinach Lasagna Roll-Ups

12 lasagna noodles (boiled)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 1/2 c ricotta cheese
1/4 c Parmesan cheese
1/2 c mozzarella cheese
1 package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 jar meatless spaghetti sauce (We used Emeril's pasta sauce as my friend suggested)

Mix eggs, cheeses, spinach, salt, pepper....spread 1/3 cup cheese mixture over each noodle & carefully roll up. Pour 1 cup spaghetti sauce onto ungreased 13x9 in baking dish. Place roll up seam side down over sauce. Pour remaining sauce over top. Back, uncovered 375* for 20-25 minutes.

***We added cheese on top because we LOVE cheese and it makes everything better =)

The "fancy" dinner

Chicken Parmesan

Seasoned Bread Crumbs

2 eggs

Parmesan Cheese
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts

Butter

Marinara Sauce

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Preheat oven to 350 deg.

Cover bottom of a pie plate with bread crumbs, using enough to cover your chicken. Cover the top with a layer of Parmesan (grated or shredded). Mix together bread crumbs and parm. Put the 2 eggs in another pie plate and beat with a fork.

Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thick. It's not precise, but I think they taste better when they are thinner since the chicken plumps up while it's cooking. Melt a couple of TB of butter over Medium heat. Dip the chicken in the egg, coating both sides, and then dip in the bread/parm mixture, coating completely. Shake off the excess. (A thin layer is desirable, if it is any thicker than just a coating it will fall off while frying). Place in skillet and cook 2 to 3 minutes each side. You are just trying to crisp the coating.

Place in a greased baking dish and spoon sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and bake about 20 minutes.

This is not exact which makes it so easy. I use anything from jarred pasta sauce to making it from "scratch" with a can of tomato sauce (adding some brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, basil, oregano, garlic, etc). Add as much or as little cheese and sauce as you like. Voila!