French Dip Sandwiches

This is such a quick and easy dinner.  My daughter loves to dip her foods, so this is a great meal for her.

1-1 1/2 lbs roast beef cold cuts
1-2 baguettes
2 Tbsp butter
1 shallot- chopped
1/4 cup red wine
1-2 Tbsp flour
16 oz. beef broth

Melt butter in pan and saute shallots.  Add in red wine and let alcohol cook out, about 2 minutes.  Add in flour.  Slowly whisk in beef broth.  Simmer for about 10 minutes.  Cut bread in half length wise and dip the inside into the broth mixture.  Then place the roast beef into the broth mixture to warm and top bread.

Lasagna Roll Ups

I love these lasagna roll ups and I love how you can really make so many variations too.  You can really make this with whatever fillings you want.  I think I might try a taco/Mexican version soon.  This one I make with sausage and spinach and an alfreado sauce since my husband is not a huge red sauce fan.

lasagna noodles cooked
1 lb Italian sausage
1 package frozen chopped spinach
8 oz. ricotta cheese

Alfredo Sauce Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups skim milk
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp flour
3/4 cups grated parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp kosher salt

Cook lasagna noodles and lay out flat.  Cook and drain sausage.  While sausage is cooking defrost spinach in microwave.  Drain spinach and mix together with sausage and ricotta cheese.  Make alfredo sauce .  Coat bottom of 9 x 13 pan with alfredo sauce.  Lay out lasagna noodle and spread the sausage mixture down the legnth of the noodle.  Roll up the lasagna and place in pan.  Coat all the roll ups with sauce and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.