Skinnylicious Lasagna Roll Ups

Oh hey everyone! Don't worry I didn't forget about you! There has been SO MUCH going on. All good things, of course. I have an exciting announcement (not food or blog related) that I will be able to share tomorrow! As most of you know, I have been busy planning a wedding and training to be a future house betch. In addition to planning a wedding I thought it would be a fantastical idea to get certified to be a personal trainer. I'm really enjoying it, but JEEZ it is a lot of work. But like I said, this is all part of my plan to not only be a House Betch, but to be a SUCCESSFUL BALLER House Betch.

Anyway, I've been trying to eat healthy since I am at the less than two month countdown for the wedding and I had my dress fitting a couple of weeks ago. So to help curb my crazy cravings of chiptole or anything else unnecessary during lunch, I made a yummy vegetarian dish. I came up with a super original name...Skinnylicious Lasagna Roll Ups. I'm amazing. I know. Please everyone, hold your applause. Here goes the recipe!

Skinnylicious Lasgna Roll Ups

What you will need:
8-10 Whole Wheat Lasagna Noodles
10 oz (or whatever size) bag of Frozen Spinach (thawed)
15 oz part-skin ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
1/4 tsp Italian seasoning
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
24 oz jar of Italian Pasta sauce
1/2 cup low moisture, part-skim, shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. While that is preheating begin boiling a pot of water for your lasagna noodles. I recommend using a larger pot since they are long. 
2. Begin defrosting your Spinach, or if you are a proactive patty take it out earlier in the day and let it defrost in the sink. After the spinach is defrosted, use a strainer to get rid of all the excess water and place into a medium sized bowl
3. Once the water is boiling, cook your lasagna noodles until they are al dente. I recommend putting them in 3 at a time because as I said they are long and thick so they don't soften as easy as regular noodles. I would keep them in boiling water for about 12 minutes. You want them to be al dente, not soggy.
4. After the lasagna noodles are cooked, lay them on wax paper and carefully pat them dry.
5.  Moving back to the spinach in the medium sized bowl, add your ricotta, Parmesan cheese, egg, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Mix well until everything is combined!
6. In a 10 x 7 inch baking dish, pour in half of your pasta sauce to coat the bottom.
7. Returning back to the lasagna noodles, I recommend keeping a paper towel handy as this can get messy. Spread about 1/4 a cup of the spinach mixture evenly over each noodle. CAREFULLY roll the noodles and place them seam side down in the baking dish.
8. Repeat step 7 until you run out of mixture or noodles. 
9. Once all of the noodles are rolled up, pour the remaining sauce over the noodles. The sauce helps to keep the noodles hydrated during the baking process. Top each roll up with a pinch of Mozzarella cheese.
10. Cover the top of the baking dish with foil and back for 40 minutes.

Serve right away or put in the refrigerator for a yummy lunch throughout the week! 

Also, for all of you calorie counters out there, each roll up comes out to approx 200 calories. And coming from a girl with a bottomless pit for a stomach, one roll for lunch will leave you very satisfied! Not full but definitely not hungry!

Sick New Kicks

Happy national hangover day!!!! No seriously? Is anyone struggling getting to work? I think I am still in a food coma after the mass amounts of wings, chips and bbq I ate last night. Can anyone tell me WHY the NFL has the Superbowl on a Sunday? I mean really, think of the rest of us who have to trek into work the next day. UGH so inconsiderate!

Speaking of Superbowl, I feel the only reason to watch is for the commercials and half time show. My favorite commercial was the Fiat commercial and the puppy Budweiser commercial. That puppy was so CUTE!! EEEEKKK! What was your fave?

Anyway, aside from the mass amounts of food that I consumed yesterday, sadly, I don't have any great recipes to share. I tried to keep it simple and just made pulled BBQ chicken in the crockpot. Nothin' special. But, there is something I want to brag about from my Superbowl sunday festivities. I went to the gym. And not only did I go to the gym, but I got to wear my new Nike Sneakers. VOILA!

Women's Nike Free 5.0 V4
LEOPARD!

I have been eyeing these babies on Pinterest for the past year, and after an INSANE search, I FOUND THEM! With free shipping too! WOOP WOOP!

Also, I just really liked my entire ensem that I wore to the gym yesterday.

Nothing too crazy, but I was going for the black and pink look. Do you do the same thing when you are at the gym, your sweat game is strong and your clothes game is even stronger, you just go into your workout in total beast mode. I'm a believer, if you look good while working out, you'll work out harder. And of course I had to throw in a flexed muscle like a true bro.

In other news. I have cute dogs...

Zoey Bear rolling her eyes at her parents. Ugh the teenage years are starting!

Miley has the LARGEST NOSE IN THE WORLD

GOSH LINDSAY YOU HAVE THE WORST ADHD AND YOUR BLOG IS SO BORING.

QUIET INTERNAL THOUGHTS, I'M TRYING TO WRITE A BLOG HERE!