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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Turkey Spinach Lasagna Roll-ups

    Turkey Spinach Lasagna Roll-ups

    Updated: Jul 21, 2023 by Veronica Noone · This post may contain affiliate links · 28 Comments

    Or what I really want to call, the I-don't-have-enough-of-any-one-ingredient lasagna. Here's the story, I had a pot of homemade sauce I made a full days ago. Normally we go to town and just have pasta for like 4-5 days in a row. The Little Guy and I stick with varying shapes of whole grain and the Husband to his boring old non-whole grain rigatoni. The only pasta shape he eats besides spaghetti.

    There was only one problem, I ran out of rigatoni! Such a catastrophe in the husband's eyes but for me...

    and invitation to get creative! 🙂

    A few weeks ago I FINALLY found found whole wheat lasagna noodles at my local grocery story...

    They are available online if you can't find them near you.

    I peered in my fridge and found and open container of part-skim ricotta, some shredded mozzarella cheese and half a bag of fresh spinach. I also had 8 oz of ground turkey leftover after making my turkey meatballs (which I started adding ground flax too... fabulous!)

    I didn't quite have enough of each ingredient to make traditional lasagna so I decided to get creative and stretch what I did. Here's what I came up with..

    Ingredients

    • 1 8oz package of whole wheat lasagna noodles
    • 7 oz part skim ricotta (wish I had fat free - it would have been just as good)
    • 8oz lean ground turkey breast
    • 3 cloves of garlic minced
    • About 2 cups fresh spinach chopped
    • 3 oz (84g) of shredded mozzarella (separated)
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • Kosher Salt and Pepper to taste
    • At least 2 cups of red tomato sauce (more for topping) I used my homemade
    • dried parsley for garnish

    Instructions

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

    Cook the noodles according to the package. I boiled mine for about 8-9 minutes. You don't want them too mushy.

    Brown the turkey with the minced garlic. Cook until you see no more pink. Set aside to cool a bit.

    Chop the fresh spinach so there are no stringy pieces once cooked. I used the rest of my bag which was just about 2 cups...

    Mix the spinach with the ricotta, 2 oz of the mozzarella, onion powder, garlic powder and oregano. Add the browned ground turkey and a pinch of salt and pepper. This is what it should look like.

    By this time your noodles should be done. Rinse them under cool water and drape them over the side of the pot or a drying rack so they don't stick together.

    Spread about a cup of sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish. Lay out one lasagna noodle, smear with the cheese/spinach mixture.

    This is what my roll-up station looked like. Notice the light. It's the only way I can take pictures after the sun goes down. 🙁

    Roll the noodle and lay in the casserole dish with the seam down.

    My 8 oz package had 9 noodles. One was, of course, broken, which I saved for Little Man in case he wouldn't eat a roll-up.

    Top the lasagna roll-ups with the remaining sauce, remaining 1oz of mozzarella and a bit of dried parsley.

    Bake uncovered for 20 minute if you like the crispy noodle bits like I do. Cover with aluminum foil if you don't. 🙂

    Serve with a bit of extra sauce and a side salad. It was a wonderful meal!

    The husband wasn't showering me with compliments BUT he devoured 2 roll-ups. No faces. No picking. It made me smile. 🙂 the little man tried a bite but I think the shape intimidated him too much. He stuck with the cut up extra noodle and a ton of turkey meatballs. Still a success in my book. 🙂

    I'm counting each roll-up as a serving but of course it will depend on what you pair it with. 2 make a great meal!

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    Turkey Spinach Lasagna Roll-ups

    Dive into this flavorful dish of turkey spinach lasagna roll-ups, perfect for a comforting and healthy dinner option. Get the recipe now!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 rolls
    Calories 263 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 8 oz package of whole wheat lasagna noodles
    • 7 oz part skim ricotta wish I had fat free - it would have been just as good
    • 8 oz lean ground turkey breast
    • 3 cloves of garlic minced
    • About 2 cups fresh spinach chopped
    • 3 oz 84g of shredded mozzarella (separated)
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • Kosher Salt and Pepper to taste
    • At least 2 cups of red tomato sauce more for topping I used my homemade
    • dried parsley for garnish

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Cook the noodles according to the package. I boiled mine for about 8-9 minutes. You don't want them too mushy.
    • Brown the turkey with the minced garlic. Cook until you see no more pink. Set aside to cool a bit.
      8 oz lean ground turkey breast, 3 cloves of garlic minced
    • Chop the fresh spinach so there are no stringy pieces once cooked. I used the rest of my bag which was just about 2 cups...
    • Mix the spinach with the ricotta, 2 oz of the mozzarella, onion powder, garlic powder and oregano. Add the browned ground turkey and a pinch of salt and pepper. This is what it should look like.
      7 oz part skim ricotta, 8 oz lean ground turkey breast, About 2 cups fresh spinach chopped, 3 oz 84g of shredded mozzarella (separated), 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, Kosher Salt and Pepper to taste
    • By this time your noodles should be done. Rinse them under cool water and drape them over the side of the pot or a drying rack so they don't stick together.
    • Spread about a cup of sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish. Lay out one lasagna noodle, smear with the cheese/spinach mixture.
      At least 2 cups of red tomato sauce
    • Roll the noodle and lay in the casserole dish with the seam down.
    • Top the lasagna roll-ups with the remaining sauce, remaining 1oz of mozzarella and a bit of dried parsley.
      1 8 oz package of whole wheat lasagna noodles, dried parsley for garnish
    • Bake uncovered for 20 minute if you like the crispy noodle bits like I do. Cover with aluminum foil if you don't.
    • Serve with a bit of extra sauce and a side salad. It was a wonderful meal!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 17gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 187mgPotassium: 419mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1728IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 165mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword Lasagna, Spinach, Turkey
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    1. Bianca

      October 23, 2014 at 2:44 pm

      What size casserole dish is this?

      Reply
      • roni

        October 31, 2014 at 12:45 pm

        11x7

        🙂

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    2. roni

      January 10, 2013 at 1:36 pm

      I haven't froze these but something similar and it works great in individual containers. You can defrost then reheat right in the microwave easily!

      Reply
    3. Sam

      January 09, 2013 at 11:08 am

      Have you frozen these? How well do you think that would work if you would freeze it and just defrost and reheat later?

      Reply
    4. Danielle

      April 19, 2012 at 12:21 am

      I made it just as you suggested and it was fantastic. The man and I both said "wow!" after one bite, and he thought he hated spinach in his lasagna! Leftovers are perfectly proportioned for lunch containers. I may never make regular lasagna again. Thanks for keeping the old WWP. Great recipe!

      Reply
    5. Julie

      February 02, 2012 at 7:14 pm

      These spinach turkey lasagna rolls were A-mazing!! Thanks for the recipe and easy to follow instructions. I did add a little more ricotta, mozzerella, spinach and used more sauce, but it was a 5 star hit for us, even my kids 6 and 3 ate it even though they knew it had spinach in it, they despise spinach most of the time. Thanks!

      Reply
    6. Amy

      March 07, 2011 at 7:07 pm

      Hi Roni! I made this tonight for dinner; my first recipe from your site. I have to say...these were absolutely awesome and my family devoured them! I started WW three weeks ago and this will definitely be on the menu once a month. Can't wait to try something else. Thank you so much!!!!

      Reply
    7. Becky

      February 01, 2011 at 11:27 am

      THe best part about your recipes are the pictures. I don't like to make something new w/o a picture... best part, you take pics during the process so we know exactly how to do it! Thanks!

      Reply
    8. roni

      January 22, 2011 at 2:35 pm

      Just print. You may be surprised. I'm a sneaky web programmer. 😉

      Reply
    9. Nicole

      January 22, 2011 at 2:31 pm

      Hi Roni!

      I am about to make these today. I am going to add mushrooms b/c we love mushrooms. And use sweet italian turkey sausage that is left from one of our favorite recipes: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/gnocchi-sausage-spinach-10000001586871/index.html

      We use 3-4 links of turkey sausage, sweet onion, whole wheat gnocchi, extra spinach and less cheese to make it a bit lighter but it is a great tasty simple dish.

      I was going to print off the lasagna recipe to bring into the kitchen and found myself looking for a "print format" button and realized that I don't think your posts have those. Have you ever considered adding that functionality?

      Reply
    10. Alex

      January 08, 2011 at 3:02 pm

      I made these today, they came out great! Even the little guy ate it all up (though I used less spinach for his roll-ups). My husband is definitely a fan!

      Reply
    11. Jaye

      January 06, 2011 at 3:08 pm

      I made this the other day and it was really good. So good in fact that I whipped up two more batches and stuck them in the freezer for later.

      The only change I made was to use Italian Sausage instead of turkey - it is what we had on had. And we used less sauce.

      I had given up on making lasagna, and for the last 2 years I would just buy a frozen one. Thanks for the recipie!

      Reply
    12. court

      January 04, 2011 at 12:25 pm

      This was great. Made it last night and will make it many more times to come.

      Reply
    13. Lee Ann

      January 01, 2011 at 8:35 pm

      I have these in the oven right now! They smell yummy I can't wait to eat them!

      Reply
    14. roni

      December 27, 2010 at 11:41 am

      Lindsay it probably wouldn't matter. Just start with a noodle on top of that first layer of sauce. You may need to make more just to get enough layers to make it worth your while since it will take 3 just to cover the bottom. Another idea.... layer them in a bread pan! 🙂

      Reply
    15. Lindsay Morrison

      December 26, 2010 at 2:06 am

      It looks really good this way, but if you wanted to make it as regular lasagana, would you need to layer it any sort of way or would it matter?? And would you need extra noodles??

      Reply
    16. Beth from MD

      December 21, 2010 at 5:54 pm

      Brava Roni! I made these tonight and they were great. My husband has similar tastes to yours, but ate two of them and said he was impressed. It's a great alternative to a labor intensive, calorie laden sausage lasagna. I used frozen spinach because it's what I had. I rinsed it off and rung most of the water out of it with paper towels.

      Reply
    17. Christine

      December 18, 2010 at 12:38 pm

      I love pasta, especially lasagna!! I really wanted to give this a try. So last night I did and it is soooo good. I've been doing WW for about 6 weeks now and it is really helping me get my portions under control and make healthier choices, but your sites are also helping me do this. In this kind of recipe I would have used a whole 15oz container of regular ricotta, a whole pound of pork sausage and so, so much cheese! This recipe showed me that it can still be very, very tasty without doing all that! Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
    18. Kristina

      December 16, 2010 at 4:01 am

      That's a gourmet looking dish! When it comes to push, a mother has to be creative and this sure looks wonderful! Am trying this for my birthday!

      Reply
    19. Gina @ Skinnytaste

      December 15, 2010 at 12:21 pm

      I make this all the time Roni! Love the light set up you have, don't you hate that it gets dark so early now! And I must look for these whole wheat lasagna noodles!!

      Lola, crock pot lasagna? Gotta check that out!

      Reply
    20. Lola

      December 15, 2010 at 12:02 pm

      I make something very similar...I saw it on Gina's Blog. Super great and they freeze very well and are a nice lunch when I'm in a hurry. Last night I made a crockpot lasagna that I saw on Danica's Daily and OMG - it was delicious. You definitely need to try. A nice way to use those "broken" noodles. I honestly, honestly did not expect it to be that good, I was just (like you) trying to avoid a grocery store trip and used what I had.

      Reply
    21. Kelly

      December 14, 2010 at 2:10 pm

      These look amazing and fabulous! I will be making these this week! Not sure that hubby or the kids will like the spinach but I'm still going to try. Thanks for the great recipe and quick dinner!

      Reply
    22. bridget

      December 14, 2010 at 8:51 am

      Made these last night with turkey pepperoni (that's what I had)...gave new life to "pasta night!"

      Reply
    23. Kim

      December 13, 2010 at 9:49 pm

      This looks amazing! I am not a fan of how much work lasagna is to make - and how it's hard to serve but THIS looks WAY BETTER and WAY EASIER to make!

      This will be on the upcoming weekend meal!

      I love your creative flair with food! I also love the fact that there are no funky hard to find ingredients either...

      Keep it up Roni!

      Reply
    24. roni

      December 13, 2010 at 7:29 pm

      Coleen - I haven't measured anything, just been experimenting. I add a tablespoon or 2 without modifying the recipe at all. They are coming out awesome and nobody is the wiser. 😉

      Reply
    25. Coleen

      December 13, 2010 at 5:19 pm

      Roni,
      You mention adding flax seed to your meatballs. I went back and checked your recipe, but there was no mention of flax seed. How much flax seed (ground, right?) did you add to how much ground turkey? and did you still add the oatmeal? Thanks.
      Coleen

      Reply
    26. kathy

      December 13, 2010 at 5:02 pm

      Roni....this look sensational, I am going to try it this week with the intention of serving this at a family gathering for Christmas Eve!!!! Love new ideas. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

      Reply
    27. susiebeeonmaui from eatlittleeatbig

      December 13, 2010 at 3:27 pm

      What a great idea! "Necessity is the mother of invention".

      Reply

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