Cannelloni is a cylinder type of pasta, baked with a filling and covered by a sauce. Fillings may include spinach, ricotta cheese and various kinds of meat. The sauces are usually tomato and bechamel sauce. Check out this simple recipe for a delicious Baked Cannelloni.

Delightful Baked Cannelloni
This baked cannelloni dish is a very filling dish you should try. It's a very savoury dish you'll devour after a tiring day.
Ingredients
Cannelloni Ingredients
12 pieces lasagna sheets
1 ¼ cups Neapolitan Sauce or Pasta sauce Southern Hemisphere (Tomato Sauce in North America)
3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese - grated
30 grams butter
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
Filling Ingredients
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 clove garlic - crushed
1 medium onion - chopped
250 grams spinach - cooked, squeezed dry and chopped
250 grams ground beef (minced beef) - fine
1 medium egg yolk
⅓ cup Parmesan cheese - grated
Instructions
- Cook pasta in boiling water with some added salt until it reaches al dente and stir it occasionally. Then, drain and spread on a clean tea towel and pat dry.
- To prepare to fill, you have to heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onion and garlic, and fry gently until soft. Add the meat and cook, stirring, until it is well browned.
- Now is time to stir in the remaining ingredients. Add 2 tablespoons of Bechamel sauce to the mixture and season for taste well with salt and pepper.
- Spread with a well-rounded tablespoon filling over each piece of pasta.
- Roll up loosely from the narrow side and place the join side down in a buttered 20-centimetre square ovenproof dish.
- Pour over the tomato salsa and cover with the Bechamel sauce. Sprinkle with cheese and dot with butter.
- Bake the pasta at 200 degrees Celsius for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden and bubbling.
Nutrition
Calories: 347kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 20gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 726mgPotassium: 856mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 6550IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 203mgIron: 4mg
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