Spinach Mushroom Cannelloni Recipes

SPINACH RICOTTA CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 - 3 minutes until translucent. Add tomato, water, salt and pepper.
• Stir, reduce heat to medium, simmer for 5 minutes. Optional: add 1/2 cup water and blend sauce until smooth (I do this for guests!).
• Stir through basil or dried herbs. Set aside.
• Place spinach in a colander and press out most of the liquid (don't need to thoroughly squeeze dry).
• Place Spinach in bowl with remaining Filling ingredients. Mix, taste, adjust salt and pepper to taste (different cheeses have different saltiness).
• Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
• Choose a baking pan which will comfortably fit about 20 cannelloni - mine is 21 x 26 cm / 8.5 x 10.5".
• Spread a bit of Sauce on the base.
• Transfer Filling to a piping bag with a large nozzle (that fits in the tubes), or use a strong ziplock bag. Or do this step using a knife (it's a bit tedious though!).
• Pipe the filling into the tubes. Place in baking dish.
• Pour over remaining Sauce, covering all the tubes. Cover with foil, then bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil, scatter over cheese. Return to oven for 10 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Serve, garnished with extra basil if desired.

MUSHROOM CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4.
• Peel the onions and garlic, then pulse until very fine in a food processor.
• Tip into a large casserole pan on a medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Trim, wash, pulse and add the leeks. Saving 2 mushrooms for later, pulse the rest and stir into the pan. Cook it all for 15 minutes, stirring regularly, then season to perfection and turn the heat off.
• Meanwhile, for the sauce, pour 3 tablespoons of oil into a separate pan on a medium heat. Whisk in the flour for 2 minutes, then gradually whisk in the milk. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until thickened, then grate in the cheese and season to perfection.
• Pour one third of the sauce into a 25cm x 30cm roasting tray. As soon as the filling is cool enough to work with, push both ends of each pasta tube into it to fill, lining them up in the tray as you go. Pour over the rest of the sauce, then finely slice the reserved mushrooms and use them to decorate the top.
• Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil and bake for 45 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.

MARY BERRY'S MUSHROOM AND SPINACH CANNELLONI RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the mushrooms, and fry over a high heat for 2 minutes or until just cooked. Add the garlic and spinach and toss together until the spinach is just wilted. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and set aside to cool.
• To make the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, whisk in the flour, and cook for 1 minute. Whisking all the time, gradually blend in the hot milk and the cream and bring to the boil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, remove from the heat, and stir in the pesto.
• Put the tomatoes into a mixing bowl, add the cooled mushroom mixture, the pesto, and one-third of the Parmesan. Stir to combine.
• Preheat the oven to 200˚C (180˚C fan/400˚F/Gas 6). Meanwhile, fill the cannelloni tubes with the mushroom and spinach filling, dividing it equally among them.
• Spoon one-third of the sauce into the base of the ovenproof dish and arrange the filled cannelloni on top in neat rows. Pour the remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling.

MUSHROOM , SPINACH, AND CHEESE STUFFED CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Saute onions, bell pepper, mushrooms, spinach, and garlic in olive oil 3-5 minutes.
• Mix ingredients in step 2 with ricotta, mozzarella (use all but one cup), parsley, eggs, salt, and white pepper.
• Pour filling into two 1-quart size Ziploc baggies.
• In an 8x12 baking dish spread 1/3 of the jar of pasta sauce on the bottom (just a light coat on the bottom so the pasta won't stick).
• Cut one corner on the Ziploc baggie and slowly squeeze the mix into each pasta shell and put filled shell in the baking dish (I had to squeeze in one side and then turn and squeeze in the other side).
• Pour the rest of the jar of pasta sauce on top of shells (If I have leftover filling, I squeeze it over the top first).
• Sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan.
• Cook for 30 minutes.

CANNELLONI WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cook cannelloni tubes according to package direction; drain and set aside to cool.
• SAUCE--------------.
• In a medium size saucepan, heat olive oil on medium-high heat.
• Add chopped onion and saute' until just softened, about 4 minutes.
• Add chopped mushrooms and continue to saute' for another 3 minutes.
• Stir in tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, basil, parsley and water and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• FILLING--------------.
• In another medium-size saucepan, melt margarine or butter on medium heat.
• Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute mixing continuously.
• DO NOT BURN OR LET THE FLOUR GO LUMPY.
• Gradually stir in milk and cook on medium heat, stirring continuously until a smooth and thick sauce is formed.
• Stir in Ricotta cheese and Parmesan cheese, and continue to cook until the cheese has melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in drained, chopped spinach, beaten egg, ground nutmeg and salt.
• Carefully stuff each pre-cooked cannelloni tube with spinach mixture using a small spoon; set aside.
• CAREFUL NOT TO SPLIT THE COOKED TUBES.
• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• In a 9" x 9" oven-proof casserole dish, spoon 2/3 of the sauce mixture over the bottom.
• Place stuffed tubes in a single layer into the sauce.
• Spoon remainder of the sauce over the tubes.
• Sprinkle with grated Mozzarella cheese and grated Parmesan cheese.
• Tightly cover with aluminum foil; place in preheated 350 F oven and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove aluminum foil and continue to bake for an additional 10 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and a nice golden crust forms.
• Serve hot.

SPINACH MUSHROOM CANNELLONI

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. 2. To make the filling-in a large sauce pan heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook until tender, about five minutes. Stir in spinach and mushrooms, cook until mushrooms are soft and spinach is wilted, about five minutes. Remove from heat. 3. In a large bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese. Add egg and mix until well combined. Stir in spinach mushroom mixture and seasonings. Set aside while you make the sauce. 4. To make the sauce-in a large stockpot heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for about five minutes. Add red pepper flakes, fennel seeds, and diced tomatoes. Stir in tomato paste. Add fresh basil and season with salt and pepper. Simmer on stove for about 20 minutes. 5. For the pasta-add lasagna noodles to a large pot of boiling water that has been salted. Cook for three minutes or until the noodles are al dente. Do not overcook, they will finish cooking in the oven. Carefully remove noodles from water and lay flat on a wire cooling rack. 6. To assemble the cannelloni-spread about a 1/2 cup of the sauce in the baking dish. Spread about 1/4 cup spinach ricotta filling in a line along one short side of the lasagna noodle. Put 1 tablespoon of sauce on top and then roll up to enclose filling. Carefully transfer cannelloni to pan and place seam side down. Continue stuffing and rolling remaining cannelloni. Top cannelloni with remaining sauce and 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese. Cover pan with foil and bake until sauce is bubbling, about 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 5 additional minutes, until cheese is melted.