Alfredo Lasagna Rollups

I found this on one of those recipe cards at walmart



8 lasagna noodles
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 15 oz. pkg. ricotta cheese
1/2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
1/4 cup chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried basil
1 1/3 c. Alfredo pasta sauce

Cook noodles. drain spinach. stir together spinach, ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, egg, and basil. season to taste with pepper.
preheat to 375. spread cheese mixture on one side of each noodle. roll up from narrow end. place in greased baking dish. spread alfredo sauce on top.
bake, covered for 45 minutes. uncover and bake 5 minutes or until heated through.
garnish with fresh basil and tomato slices, if desired.

The changes I will make on this: substitute cottage cheese for ricotta and omit the egg, and use homemade alfredo sauce. It is cheaper and easy to make. And I think I will probably put some meat in it. We are anything but vegetarians here.

Alfredo Sauce:

use equal parts butter and flour (usually 3 T. more or less depending on how much sauce you need)
melt butter, whisk in flour, cook for about 1 minute. slowly add milk(and/or part cream) (about 2 cups??) until mixture thins out. once it boils, you will know how thick it's going to get, and can add more milk if needed.
add some parmesan cheese (about 1/4 cup), salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a dash of nutmeg- all to taste.

note: Made this last night for company, everyone liked it. tasted just like a lasagna but was easier and less time consuming to make. Think I'll keep this one.