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Easy Lasagna Rolls

Ingredients

Homemade Pasta:

  • 2 cups MAYA All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 piece egg
  • ¼ cup water

Meat Filling:

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • ½ piece green bell pepper chopped
  • ¼ kilo ground beef
  • 2-3 pieces sweet ham chopped ham
  • ¾ cup tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon catsup
  • 1 piece bay leaf
  • salt and pepper to taste

White Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoons MAYA All Purpose Flour
  • 2 cups fresh milk
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese or quickmelt cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

Prepare Pasta:

  • Sift flour and salt in a bowl.
  • Make a well at the center, and then add egg and water.
  • Mix then knead until smooth.
  • Let rest for 10-15 minutes.
  • Pass dough through pasta machine or roll out using rolling pin.
  • Cut into 5” x 5”square sheet.
  • Cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and set aside.

Prepare Meat filling:

  • In a skillet, heat oil then sauté garlic, onion and green bell pepper.
  • When soft, add the ground beef and ham.
  • Cook until brown then add the tomato sauce, catsup and bay leaves.
  • Bring to boil then simmer until meat is tender. Season to taste.

Prepare White Sauce:

  • In a saucepan, heat butter then add flour.
  • Stir until smooth.
  • Pour in the milk.
  • Whisk to remove any lumps.
  • Add cheese and seasonings.
  • Cook until thick while stirring continuously.
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To Assemble:

  • Lay your cooked fresh pasta sheet and put filling on one side of the pasta sheet and roll to make a cannelloni style.
  • Do the same procedure with the remaining ingredients.
  • Arrange in a platter or glass dish.
  • Drizzle with white sauce and cheese and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
  • Bake until top is golden brown

Notes

Note: You may or may not boil your fresh pasta sheet. Pasta will cook itself with the moisture present in white sauce and meat filling.
YIELD
10-12 pieces