Feta Stuffed Cannellini Nut Roast Recipes

CANNELLONI STUFFED WITH FETA AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Trim the mushrooms and cut into slices. Rinse and trim the leeks and cut into thin rings. Rinse and trim the spinach and chop coarsely. Peel the onion and garlic and finely chop.
• Sauté the mushrooms in hot butter for 1-2 minutes. Add the leek and the spinach, sauté 1-2 minutes, then remove from the heat. Crumble the feta, stir 1/2 into the mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F). Grease a baking dish with oil.
• Fill the cannelloni with the mushroom mixture and lay next to each other in the baking dish. Beat the eggs with the cream and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour over the pasta and crumble the remaining feta cheese over the top. Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

FETA CHEESE AND BACON STUFFED BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl combine the oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Mix together. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish and pour oil mixture over chicken.
• Stuff each chicken breast with 1 slice feta cheese and 1 slice bacon. Secure open sides with toothpicks.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes.

FETA-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Place a tablespoon of feta cheese on each chicken breast half; roll up and secure with toothpicks. Coat with bread crumbs. Place seam side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Immediately drizzle vinegar and oil over chicken. Discard toothpicks. Garnish with tomatoes and basil.

VEGETABLE STUFFED CANNELLONI

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted water, parboil cannelloni. (Parboiling is partially cooking the noodles in boiling water; they will finish cooking when baked.)
• Meanwhile, cook 2 cloves garlic and 2 shallots in 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat for 30 seconds. Pour in sherry, raise heat to high, and reduce liquid by half. Stir in cream, and reduce until there is about 1 1/2 cups liquid. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set cream sauce aside.
• In a large skillet, heat one tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Cook onion, 3 shallots, 3 cloves garlic, mushrooms, zucchini, and eggplant in olive oil until all vegetables are tender. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in red peppers, basil, oregano, ricotta, and Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set filling aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch baking dish. Stuff vegetable/cheese filling into cannelloni. Place in prepared baking dish, and cover with cream sauce.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.

FETA-STUFFED CANNELLINI NUT ROAST

Steps:

• Oil the base and sides of a roughly 18cm loaf tin and line with baking parchment. Heat 1½ tbsp oil in a frying pan, tip in the celery and leek, and fry for 10 mins, or until both are softened and translucent.
• Roughly mash the cannellini beans in a large bowl. Stir through the fried celery and leek, pistachios, sundried tomatoes, parmesan, quinoa, za'atar, breadcrumbs, eggs, flour and parsley. Season well.
• For the stuffing, roughly mash the feta with a fork, then stir in the mascarpone, chives, dill and lemon zest. Season.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Sprinkle the mixed seeds over the bottom of your lined loaf tin. Pat half the bean and nut mixture into the tin and use a spoon to press out a channel along the middle, roughly 2cm wide. Spoon the feta mixture into the channel, then pat down the remaining bean and nut mixture over the top and around the sides. Cover in foil and bake for 50 mins or up to 1 hr until firm to the touch.
• Toss the broccoli in a baking tray with the coriander seeds, harissa and remaining 1½ tbsp oil. Season and roast on the lower shelf of the oven for the last 20 mins of the cooking time, or until crisp at the edges.
• Serve the nut roast on a platter alongside the broccoli. Drizzle with olive oil and top with the dill fronds.

BAKED FETA-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut four large tomatoes in half.
• Scoop out pulp from each tomato half, leaving shells intact; discard seeds, and then coarsely chop pulp.
• In medium bowl, stir together tomato pulp, 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese, 1/4 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons chopped green onions; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Spoon mixture evenly into tomato shells, and place in a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Garnish with Italian parsley sprigs.

QUINOA-STUFFED PEPPERS WITH ROAST TOMATOES & FETA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip the quinoa into a small pan, pour in 400ml water, then stir in the tomato purée, garlic and bouillon powder. Cook, covered, over a low heat for 20 mins before adding the chickpeas, spinach and basil, then cook for a further 5 mins. Leave to stand for 5 mins, so all the liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, rub the peppers with a little oil and place, cut-side down, on a baking tray. Roast for 10 mins, add the cherry tomatoes, then roast for 10 mins more.
• Stir the tomatoes, feta and pumpkin seeds into the quinoa, spoon into the pepper halves and serve with the rocket, tossed with the oil and balsamic vinegar.

GRIDDLED COURGETTES WITH PINE NUTS & FETA

Steps:

• Brush a griddle pan with a little of the oil and place on a high heat, then griddle courgettes in batches for 2-3 mins on each side until charred and cooked through. Keep warm while you cook the rest.
• Layer on a platter and sprinkle over the lemon zest, then top with the feta, pine nuts, chilli and mint. Drizzle over the rest of the oil and some seasoning. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FETA-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Use a sharp knife to slice a pocket in the thickest part of each chicken breast.
• Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl.
• Cut feta block into 10 slices crosswise, then cut in half again lengthwise. Roll each piece of feta in the bread crumb mixture to coat. Stuff 2 pieces coated feta into the pocket of each chicken breast. Season breasts with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, add chicken and cook until cheese is melted and chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove to a plate and keep warm while cooking remaining chicken.
• Slice chicken at a 45-degree angle and arrange on a plate. Sprinkle with crumbled feta.

FETA CHEESE STUFFED LAMB ROAST

Steps:

• preheat oven 350.
• open up roast and sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic.
• in separate bowl combine egg, cheese bread crumbs and work untill all items are coated well, add pine nuts and tomatoes and rosemary.
• spread cheese/egg mixture inside of roast and tie roast shut. Drizzle roast with a small amount of olive oil and sprinkle with additional rosemary.
• bake for 1 hour 30 minutes
• let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
• serve with cous cous or rice and a nice salad.

FETA STUFFED ROASTY ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5/fan 170C. Peel the onions leaving them whole, removing the first layer of onion as you peel. Cut them in half across the middle and remove several layers from the centre of each using a teaspoon. Fill any holes with a small slice of onion taken from the centre layers. Arrange onion halves, cut side up in a small ovenproof dish. Pour a splash of water into the dish and brush the onions with some of the oil. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for 45-50 minutes until they are tender.
• Meanwhile, finely chop the inner layers. Heat the remaining oil in a medium sized saucepan and fry the chopped onion, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until soft and beginning to brown, leave to cool.
• Mix the cooled chopped onions in a bowl with half the feta, the breadcrumbs, chilli, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped thyme and parsley,walnuts, beaten egg and some salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir well until everything's combined.
• Increase the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Divide the feta stuffing between the onions, then scatter over the remaining cheese and sprinkle over a few thyme sprigs. Drizzle over a little oil from the tomato jar and cook for 25 minutes until the stuffing is bubbling and the feta is golden brown.

SPINACH, PINE NUT, FETA STUFFED FOCACCIA W. BASIL-ARUGULA PESTO

Steps:

• Stir together the yeast and 1/2 cup of warm water in the large bowl of an electric stand mixer.
• Set aside and let stand for 5-10 min until the yeast is bubbly.
• To the yeast mixture add the remaining 3 cups of warm water, salt and olive oil.
• Slowly add the flour one cup at a time and mix with the dough hook until the dough is soft and not too sticky. **You may not need all of the flour.**.
• Knead by hand or mix on medium speed for 10 min, or until the dough is no longer sticky.
• Set aside to rise for 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size.
• Preheat the oven to 425º or grill.
• Start the spinach filling while dough is rising.
• Saute the garlic in some olive oil in a large saute pan.
• Add the spinach leaves and saute until wilted.
• Take off the heat and add the mint and toasted pine nuts.
• Salt and add red pepper flakes to taste.
• When slightly cooled, fold in the crumbled feta.
• Punch down the dough, then shape into a rectangle in a well oiled half sheet baking pan.
• Dimple with your finger tips and brush with olive oil.
• Set aside for 15 min or so.
• Place the dough filled sheet pan on the rack of a grill or in the oven and cover with the lid for a few min, just long enough to have the dough slightly rise and firm up - about 5 min or so.
• Spread the pesto lengthwise across one half of the dough, leaving a one inch border.
• Spread the spinach mixture over the pesto.
• Cover with the grill lid and cook for a few more min, until the dough is firm enough for you to lift up the non-pesto half and fold over the filled half - 3-5 minute.
• Press the edges together with a fork to keep the filling inside while cooking.
• Brush with olive oil.
• Move the pan to the side of the grill and continue to bake over indirect heat until it is golden and done - about 7-10 minute.
• Remove from heat and let cool for 10 min or so before cutting and serving.

FIG, PINE NUTS AND FETA STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium high heat.
• Slice a very thin piece if each steak to cover the hole to hold in the filling, set aside.
• Slice a small entry along the side (opposite side of the fat) of each steak for the filling. Then slice the inside a little larger so to hold more of the filling.
• Rub each with a touch of olive oil.
• Season each steak inside and out with salt, pepper and optional rub, set aside.
• Mix the remaining ingredients together divide into four and fill into the cavity of each steak.
• Cover the hole with the slice of meat.
• Grill over direct heat to mark each side of steak then more to indirect heat standing the steaks with the cut side up. Close lid and grill till thermometer registers at 145 degrees. Remove and let rest covered with foil for 10 minutes and it will raise to 155 degrees which is medium.