Vegetable Lasagna Rolls

By: Jessica @ Dishin' About Nutrition

This recipe for Vegetable Lasagna Rolls from Jessica @ Dishin' About Nutrition is by far one of the heartiest and tastiest healthy dinner recipes out there. Jessica says, "I love this recipe because it looks complicated but itâ€™s so easy to make."

Notes

This recipe comes courtesy of Jessica from the blog Dishin' About Nutrition (http://dishinaboutnutrition.wordpress.com/)

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Ingredients

Onions, thinly sliced
4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into small pieces
1/2 medium eggplant, cut into small pieces
1 red bell pepper
1 box Dreamfields lasagna noodles
Ricotta cheese
Mozzarella cheese
3 cups tomato sauce
Olive oil
6 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped (or a heaping handful of fresh basil)
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Spinach, sauteed (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Start cooking pasta noodles according to directions on box. When you drain and rinse, be sure to add some oil so they don’t stick together.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and add the onions, garlic, basil and some salt and peper. Saute until tender, about 10 minutes or until browned. Then add carrots, eggplant, and peppers and saute another 10 to 15 minutes. Add spinach if using cook for another 5 minutes or so. (I didn’t add spinach but I wish I had)
Add cheese and stir until thoroughly mixed.
Coat baking dish with non-stick spray and spread a cup of tomato sauce on the bottom of the dish. Take one lasagna sheet and add a sizable dollop of the veggie/cheese mixture, then roll up into a roll. My dollop was about 1/2 cup, give or take. Place the roll seem-side down in the baking dish on top of the tomato sauce. Repeat until baking dish is full then add remaining tomato sauce on top of rolls.
Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for about an hour. Remove the foil and continue baking until browned and bubbling, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and let sit for a few minutes, then serve. You can add some Parmesan cheese on top if desired….which I desired!