Broccoli Bacon Lasagna Roll Ups Food

BROCCOLI LASAGNA ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Blanch broccoli florets for 30 seconds in boiling water, then place broccoli in ice water to stop cooking process; set aside.
• Stir tomato ingredients together in saucepan over med-low heat.
• Add wine and stir.
• Add spices and simmer.
• Cook noodles and rinse in cool water.
• Place tofu in a mixing bowl and mash with hands, potato masher or whisk.
• Add all remaining ingredients except basil for garnish and stir, creating a ricotta-like mixture.
• Drain noodle and cover a 9x13 pan with tomato sauce mixture.
• Do not forget to remove the bay leaves.
• Place a noodle on a flat surface (ex. cutting board) and put filling along the center of the noodle, then roll the noodle up and place fold down in the cooking pan.
• Take two of the broccoli florets and tuck into both open ends of the noodle.
• Arrange the filled noodles 2 by 5 in the cooking pan, with the florets facing outward.
• Top with the remaining sauce and a basil leaf.
• Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake another 15 minutes.

BROCCOLI-BACON LASAGNA ROLL UPS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook noodles to al dente; about 5-7 minutes. Drain and lay flat on a clean cutting board. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a sauce pan, heat 1/4 C olive oil; over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is translucent; about 2-3 minutes. Add in crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer while assembling the roll ups. In a skillet, heat 2 Tbs olive oil, over medium heat. Add onion, broccoli and garlic and cook until onion is translucent and broccoli is bright green in colour. Remove from heat and cool slightly. In a bowl, combine ricotta, egg, Parmesan, Cheddar, basil, oregano a pinch of salt and pepper, cooled broccoli mixture and three quarters of the cooked bacon. Separate filling among the cooked lasagna noodles, spreading evenly and leaving a 1/4 inch edge at one of the narrow ends (this will help if the filling shifts while rolling). Starting at the opposite narrow end, roll up noodles and filling, jelly roll style. Repeat with all noodles. Coat bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole dish with a few ladles of marinara sauce. Place lasagna rolls, seam side down, into the casserole dish. Top with remaining sauce, top with Provolone slices and sprinkle with remaining bacon. Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes, until cheese is bubbly.

BACON CHICKEN ALFREDO LASAGNA ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Over a long sheet of saran wrap, lay 8 of the bacon strips down back to back. Lifting up every other strip, fold about 1-inch (2 cm) the bacon back on itself. Lay another slice of bacon perpendicular to the strips and fold the flaps back over the horizontal strip of bacon. Repeat with the rest of the bacon until a tight weave has formed. Set aside in the fridge.
• In a medium saucepan, add the butter and garlic over medium heat, cooking until aromatic, about 30 seconds.
• Add the cream, and bring to a boil.
• Add in the Parmesan, parsley, salt, and pepper, stirring constantly until the cheese has melted and there are no lumps remaining.
• Pour half of the mixture over the shredded chicken, reserving the other half to use a sauce in the end.
• Mix the chicken with the sauce until thoroughly combined.
• On a separate sheet of saran wrap, lay down the lasagna noodles, overlapping them slightly.
• Spread the chicken mixture over the noodles, making sure that you leave about a 1-cm (½ inch) gap at the bottom so the noodles have room to roll on themselves.
• Place the cheese slices evenly across the chicken, then press the spinach into a row centered between the cheese slices.
• While one hand keeps the spinach flat, use the other hand to lift the saran wrap up and over, causing the noodles to roll on themselves. Make sure to roll tightly until the entire thing has come together into a neat rolled bundle.
• Transfer the lasagna roll to the bottom of the bacon weave, and repeat the saran wrap rolling process until the bacon has tightly and completely wrapped the lasagna roll.
• Unwrap and transfer to a baking tray.
• Bake for about 25 minutes until the bacon is starting to get crispy but not too dark.
• Cool for about 15 minutes, then transfer the roll to a cutting board.
• Slice generous 1-inch (2 cm) thick portions, then serve with the remaining alfredo sauce.