Delightful Baked Cannelloni

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

Gretel Shaw

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.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 people

Calories 347 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Cannelloni Ingredients

• 12 pieces lasagna sheets
• 1 ¼ cups Neapolitan Sauce or Pasta sauce Southern Hemisphere (Tomato Sauce in North America)
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  2 cups bechamel sauce
• 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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