Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce and Cheese Zucchini Lasagna Rolls

Do you need to use-up some of your garden tomatoes? We made this Italian tomato sauce and used it in the below Cheese Zucchini Lasagna Rolls recipe and froze the rest of the sauce in gallon Ziploc bags or bag size of your choice.

Italian Tomato Sauce for Pasta

*1 cup Olive Oil
*1/2 pound Onions, chopped fine about 3 medium)
*1/2 pound (1/2 pound bag small carrots) Carrots, chopped fine
*1/2 pound Celery, chopped fine
*6 pounds Whole Tomatoes, canned (1 #10 can) or fresh, skins and seeds removed (we used Roma Tomatoes)
*2 Cloves Garlic, minced
*1 ounce Salt
*1 tablespoon Sugar

Heat the Olive Oil in a stock pot. Add onions, carrots and celery just until heated through not letting the onions caramelize. Then add the remaining ingredients and let simmer for 1-3 hours until desired thickness.

Place pot in an ice water bath to cool and then use a food meal or Immersion blender until smooth. Freeze in Ziploc bags, size bags of your choice and/or make the following lasagna rolls.

Italian Tomato Sauce recipe adapted from Wayne Gisslen Professional Cooking

Grated Cheese Zucchini Lasagna Rolls

*8 Western Family Lasagna Noodles, cooked ( I liked these lasagna noodles because of the ripples in the noodles)
*1 teaspoon Olive Oil
*3 Cloves Garlic, crushed or minced
*1 pound Zucchini, grated, drained and squeezed
*1 generous cup Cottage Cheese or Skim Ricotta Cheese
*1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated (grate more for topping)
*1 Egg, beaten
*1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
*fresh ground Pepper to taste
*1 1/2 cups Italian Tomato Sauce, (recipe above)or Marinara Sauce
* fresh Basil for garnish, optional

Pre-heat oven to 350*F. Ladle 1-2 cups of sauce on the bottom of 9″ x 13″ baking dish.

In a cast iron skillet or skillet of your choice, sauté garlic in Olive oil about 1 minute. Then add grated Zucchini, salt and pepper, sautéing another 5 minutes or until zucchini is soft.

Combine in a medium bowl; Sautéed zucchini, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg, mix together.

Lay out lasagna noodles and spread on the above mixture inside noodles about 1/3 cup for each noodle and roll-up. Top with Italian tomato sauce and grated Parmesan cheese. Bake for 40 minutes or until heated through and cheese melted. Garnish if desired and Enjoy!

Lasagna Recipe adapted from Skinny Taste