{ For you curious folks, that’s sausage/jalapeno on my half and sausage/pepperoni on the hubby’s half. }

Last night, however, we decided to take a little break from our pizza obsession and try this out for dinner – it was pretty delish!  But even though we branched out a bit last night, we’ve definitely been stuck in a food rut, switching between lasagna rollups, pizza, pizza, pizza, Liz & Jason’s Faux Chinese Food, pantry chili and more pizza.  I’m feeling the need to add some new recipes to my repertoire, you know?

So here’s the deal – I’m begging, PLEADING for you guys to help me out of this rut by sharing some of your favorite recipes with me.  Pretty please?!?  With a cherry on top?  Or, for you savory/cheesy girls (I’m with ya), pretty please with a Dorito on top?

{ Apparently an entire cargo container of Doritos washed up on a beach in North Carolina a few years ago.  Yeah, it’s my dream, too.  Image from here. }

It would be beyond awesome if you’d link to your fave recipes in the Comments – they can be your recipes or someone else’s, I won’t judge if you don’t cook.  And if they’re totally unhealthy and happen to feature large quantities of cheese?  Even better!!  And thanks – my husband will be eternally grateful for your help.  :)

Let me introduce you to my new friend – lasagna rollups.

If you’ve met one before, you surely remember its gooey deliciousness, handy single-servingness (yes, I made that up), and awesome freezability.  Ahhh, freezability – every girl’s best friend.  I got this recipe from this lovely lady, and I know you’ll love it!

Here’s how you can get your hands on one (or 10):

1.  Be prepared. Go ahead and preheat your oven to 375 and start boiling a ginormous pot of water (the lasagna noodles are really long).  Once the water is boiling, boil 1 box of lasagna noodles according to the package directions.  Once the noodles are done, take them out of the water with tongs and lay them on a pre-greased cookie sheet (if they overlap, drizzle them with a little olive oil to keep them from sticking).  While all this is going on, cook and drain a 1/2 pound of ground beef for the filling.

2..  Assemble the goods.

~ 1 box of lasagna noodles – see above (we like the whole wheat ones – and they’re pretty tasty)

~ 1/2 lb. ground beef, cooked and drained  – see above

~ 6 T parmesan cheese

~ 3 C ricotta cheese (feel free to go low-fat on this)

~ 1 C frozen spinach, defrosted and squeezed

~ 12 oz. package shredded mozzarella (set some aside to sprinkle on top)

~ 4 eggs (we use Egg Beaters)

~ 1 1/2 t salt

~ 1/4 t pepper

~ 1/2 t dried oregano

~ 1 jar marinara sauce

~ a little bit of olive oil to grease the pan and noodles

3.  Assemble the filling. Grab a big bowl and mix everything together, except for the lasagna noodles, marinara sauce and the olive oil.

4.  Roll along. This is the messy part.  Take each noodle 1 by 1 and fill them up with the filling.  Typically, about 3 spoonfuls will be the right amount.  Place the filling at one end of the noodle and then roll it up. {If you want to freeze the rollups, this is the point where you would wrap each rollup in waxed paper and put it in a ziplock bag to freeze.  Later, when you’re ready to eat them, just take them directly from the freezer and follow Step 5.}

5.  Cook those bad boys. Spread a little of the marinara sauce on the bottom of your greased baking dish, then line up the rollups inside the dish.  Cover the rollups with marinara sauce and then sprinkle the entire dish with your reserved mozzarella cheese (you can add a little parmesan, too, if you want).  Cover with tinfoil and stick the dish in your 375 degree oven for 40 minutes.  If you want your cheese browned, remove the tinfoil and cook for another 5-10 minutes.

I love these guys even more than traditional lasagna because you don’t have to cook a giant casserole and eat leftovers for the rest of your life – freezing them is so convenient!!  Jason and I polished off our last frozen ones the other day and the pictures from this post are of the ones we (and by “we“, I mean he) made last night to replace them (we made a double batch and froze the other ones – and don’t worry, we haven’t even come close to finishing the first batch . . . yet).

I hope you love’em – let me know if you try them out!!  What’s your favorite go-to, easy meal?

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