Lasagna Roll- Ups!

Meat Sauce:

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  In a Dutch oven or large skillet (with lid) add oil. Once oil is hot add ground beef. When meat begins to brown add onion, garlic, salt, pepper, cloves and bay leaf. Saute until meat is well-browned.

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  Press tomatoes through a sieve or puree in the blender until smooth. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, water, oregano and sugar to the meat. Loosely cover mixture, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Ricotta Filling:

Putting it all together

• 1

  Step 1)

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  Spread 1/4 cup of Ricotta filling on each lasagna noodle. Then fold the noodle over 1 inch, and continue folding. It will be a somewhat flat foll. Continue with remaining noodles.

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  Step 2)

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  Get two 11x7 1/2 inch baking dishes. Add 1 cup of sauce to each dish. Place 8 Roll-Ups seamside down in each dish. Add 1/3 cup of hot water to each batch. Almost cover Roll-Ups with the sauce, save remaining sauce for service.