Lasagna Roll Ups are everything you’d find in a traditional lasagna dish. Except the filling and sauce is all rolled up with each individual lasagna pasta. Everything stays tucked in!
These are not your usual lasagna roll ups, though. Each pasta is filled with an abundance of cheeses; tender, shredded chicken; crispy bacon sauteed with onion and garlic; and finally, topped with Alfredo cream sauce!
It just seems as though chicken and bacon were very much made for each other!
So, let me show you how to make these pillow-y delights! Super easy!
Start by frying 1 pound of chopped bacon. Then add the diced onions and garlic.
Saute for about 2-3 minutes more. Just to soften the onions and garlic. The aroma is amazing! Then, drain onto a plate with paper towels.
Shred 2 cups of already cooked chicken breasts. (About 2 medium sized chicken breasts.) Set aside with the bacon.
Add 8 lasagna pasta pieces to a large pot of boiling water. Cook 2 minutes less than what the instructions on the box say. Because, it will finish cooking in the oven.
After you drain them, lay them on paper towels to get all the excess water off.
While the pasta is “draining”… start putting together the filling.
In a medium size bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, sour cream and parmesan. Stir in salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder.
Now it is time to start assembling the roll ups.
Divide the cheese filling evenly onto each pasta.
Lay the shredded chicken across. Then sprinkle on the bacon, onion and garlic.
Sprinkle some grated parmesan and start rolling up!
Have a medium size baking dish ready beside your pasta.
Spread your favorite Alfredo cream sauce just to cover the bottom of the baking dish. By doing this, it gives the pasta enough to just “sit” on and absorb from the bottom (and not just from the top). Also, prevents the pasta from sticking or burning on the bottom.
Put the lasagna roll ups with the seam side facing down towards the pan.
Add the rest of the cream sauce onto the top of the roll ups.
Sprinkle with some mozzarella and parmesan and a few more pieces of bacon.
Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 25 to 35 minutes, uncovered. Allow this dish to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
While the pasta is “resting” and your oven is still hot…pop some Garlic Cheesy Bread into the already hot oven. Then you’ll have everything ready to serve at the same time!
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- 8 lasagna pasta, cooked and drained.
- 1 pound bacon, diced, cooked and drained
- 1 small red or yellow onion
- 6 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 2 cups of Alfredo cream sauce
- ½ cup mozzarella (to sprinkle on top)
- ½ cup grated parmesan (to sprinkle on top)
- Filling:
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- 6 oz. cream cheese
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- salt and pepper (to taste, your preference)
- Add 8 pieces of lasagna pasta to a large pot of boiling water.
- Cook pasta 2 minutes less than the directions on the package. It will finish cooking in the oven.
- Drain pasta in strainer and lay pasta onto paper towels to dry off excess water.
- Shred chicken breasts. Set aside.
- Cut and fry bacon.
- Add diced onions and crushed garlic 3 minutes prior to baking being finished.
- Drain bacon mixture onto a plate with paper towels. (It will catch the excess fat.)
- In a medium size bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, parmesan and seasonings.
- Divide and spread the filling onto the cooked pasta evenly.
- Add the shredded chicken onto each pasta.
- Sprinkle the bacon mixture on top of the chicken and cheese mixture. (Save some for the top after you roll up the pasta.)
- Sprinkle some parmesan on top of the bacon and chicken.
- Spread ½ cup of cream sauce on the bottom of a medium baking dish.
- Roll the pasta and put seam side facing down into the sauce that is in the baking dish.
- Cover the roll ups with the rest of the cream sauce.
- Top with pieces of bacon.
- Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan on top.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes.
- Let it rest after taken out of oven for 5 to 10 minutes.
Absolute comfort food! I love the idea of making a roll up as opposed to a full lasagna! Alfredo and chicken is a favorite! Can’t wait to try this out on my family Gloria!
Thanks, Tanya! Let me know what your family thinks when you make these! (=
OMG Drool!!! I have yet to make lasagna roll ups and this creamy dreamy bacon version is right up my alley!! Absolutely fabulous!!
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I’ve been doing it this way for years because it’s already perfectly proportioned…and nothing falls out! Thanks, Elizabeth! (=
Woah. This is comfort food to the max. YUM.
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Hey Gloria! I ‘ve got to make these! I do get bored of traditional lasagna! I usually make it for Christmas since we are all “turkeyed out” after Thanksgiving! I know I’ll make them sooner, but I think they may
be making their holiday debut this year too!
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What!!! These look amazing Gloria – I love lasagna roll ups but haven’t ever made unique and creative types like today’s recipe. Such comfort food – I love this recipe!
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I love this recipe, Gloria! I’m definitely going to give this a try. Pinned and shared on my Facebook page. Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Mondays!
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Saw these roll ups @ Memories by the Mile’s Tuesday Trivia.
First, I like lasagna roll ups more than lasagna.
Second, cream sauce is my weakness.
Third, BACON!
You have made my day with these!
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This looks crazy good & I have a feeling that my husband and son would go crazy over this. Yep. It is going on my menu plan soon!
Thank you so much for sharing at Marvelous Mondays this week!
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Ok, I am not usually a huge bacon lover, but I could totally get behind in these awesome roll ups!!! Pinning this for sure!!!
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I love your blog! I am planning on making your chicken, bacon, lasagna roll-ups tomorrow. Gatlon spoiled me when he would always bring me your homemade goodies. So here is my question…is there any way I could get the recipe for your caramel apple cookies? Oh my! They are to die for.
Thanks so sharing. I am so inexperienced with cooking, but I love how you give detailed descriptions along with pictures. So awesome!
Shastene (AKA…Mrs. B.)
Thanks, Shastene! I’m such a visual person myself…so I’m glad you like the step by step pics. I will for sure send you the recipe next week. I’m actually going to post them on here sometime soon! Let me know how the Lasagna Roll Ups come out!
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Oh my heck! The chicken bacon lasagna turned out perfect! It was such a hit! My oh my….it was yummy! Also, I made the butter coconut cookies yesterday and they were so good that we are making our second batch right now.
Thanks for sharing.
Shastene
I’m so happy you and your family loved the lasagna roll ups! AND glad to hear you’re enjoying the Coconut Butter Cookies! Super easy, aren’t they! Hope you are enjoying your day before going back to teaching school… for a short week, that is! Thanks for letting me know how everything turned out! Talk with you soon! (=
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Hi Gloria!
Just stopping by to let you know that Carrie and I will be featuring these at tomorrow night’s Marvelous Mondays party! Have a fabulous weekend.
Yay!!!! I’m super excited! Thank you so much, Carrie and Julie! You girls ROCK!
(ps…everyone, go check out Julie and Carrie’s blogs: This Gal Cooks & Frugal Foodie Mama –links are up above before the listed recipe.)
Have a fun weekend!
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This looks amazing! I can’t wait to make it
I’m not a huge traditional lasagna fan, but this looks delicious!!
Stopping by from Marvelous Mondays Link Party. Have a great day!
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Found your site at midnight and have drooled over it for the past half hour. These look delicious and it’s killing me to not head into the kitchen and make them right now. Love your site!
Thank you so much, Bet! Let me know when you give the lasagna roll ups a try! (=
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