Cheesy Spinach Lasagna Rolls

    My mom makes these cheesy spinach lasagna rolls from time to time! It's a pretty delicious recipe! She made them last week for a church potluck and they were a hit! They would make a great vegetarian side dish for holidays!

Cheesy Spinach Lasagna Rolls

Ingredients:

- 8 fluted lasagna noodles

- 3 tablespoons + 1/4 cup of butter

- 1 red pepper, finely chopped

- 1/2 cup of chopped onion

- 2 (10 oz) packages of frozen spinach, finely chopped, squeezed and sauteed briefly in butter

- 2 cups of  shredded mozzarella cheese

- 3/4 cup of ricotta cheese

- 3/4 cup of shredded parmesan 

- 1 egg, lightly beaten

- 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour

- 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper

- 1/2 salt

- 1 cup of milk

- 1 cup of half & half

    Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions. Cool them in a large bowl of cold water and set aside.

    Saute onion and red pepper with 3 tablespoons of butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Next, combine spinach, onion, red pepper, 1 and 1/2 cups of the mozzarella, ricotta, 1/2 cup parmesan and egg. Set mixture aside.

    Make a roux by melting 1/4 cup of butter and stirring in flour. Add salt and pepper. Stir in milk, cream and remaining parmesan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir until sauce thickens.

    Remove noodles from water and pat dry with paper towels. Spread half of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 2 quart rectangular baking dish. Spread 1/2 cup of spinach mixture over each noodle and roll them up. Place rolls in baking dish, on top of sauce mixture. Then, spoon the remaining sauce over the top of the roll-ups. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese on top and bake 30-35 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Enjoy!