Cheesy Spinach Cannelloni Recipes

SPINACH & THREE CHEESE CANNELLONI

Steps:

• First make the tomato sauce. Heat the oil in a shallow pan, then fry the garlic for 1 min until fragrant. Add the sugar, vinegar and oregano. Simmer for a moment, then tip in the tomatoes and season. Simmer sauce for 20 mins, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes have cooked down to a thick sauce. Turn off heat and set aside.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the spinach in a large colander, then pour over a kettle of hot water to wilt it (you may need to do this twice). Pour over cold water to cool it down. Squeeze the spinach, then place it in a clean tea towel and wring out the water really well.
• Tip the spinach into a food processor and pulse to chop, then crumble in the goat's cheese and half the Parmesan. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, then blitz until everything is finely chopped. Using a piping bag, or a plastic food bag with the corner cut off, squeeze the mix into the cannelloni tubes, then lay them, side by side, in a baking dish. Pour over the tomato sauce and top with the mozzarella and remaining Parmesan. The cannelloni can now be frozen for up to 1 month - defrost completely before cooking. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden and bubbling, then remove and leave to stand for 5 mins. Serve from the dish.

CHEESY SPINACH CANNELLONI

Steps:

• -preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• -boil cannelloni tubes until still quite firm (they will finish cooking in the oven), emerse in cold water to stop cooking and cool and toss with a little olive oil to keep from sticking together.
• -thaw frozen spinich.
• -while doing the above, saute shitakes in a little butter or olive oil with onion salt to taste, add to tomato sauce.
• -mix ricotta, spinich, egg, dill, garlic, parmesan, salt, and pepper until well blended.
• -stuff tubes with filling and arange in a single layer in a lasagne pan with tomato sauce above and below, be sure to cover all pasta as it will dry out if left uncovered.
• -top with shredded cheddar and cover with foil.
• -cook covered for 30 min or until pasta is soft and filling is hot.
• -if desired remove foil and broil for a few min to brown cheese.