img_5524-11

I haven’t made cannelloni in ages so this week it was time to rectify that. I normally make beef or spinach and ricotta so I decided to combine the 2 and loved it. The princess even had 2 helpings of “calleloni” which I couldn’t believe as the only thing she eats that are the colour green is smarties. Like all cannelloni there is a bit of work involved but it’s definitely worth the effort.

what you need:

500g mince

1 onion

1 garlic clove

250g spinach

150g ricotta cheese

1 egg

3 tbsp tomato puree

80g parmesan cheese

besciamella sauce

tomato sauce or jar of passata

olive oil

sea salt and black pepper

what to do:

heat your oil in a pan and add your onion and garlic, cook over a low heat until soft but not coloured:

img_5388-12img_5390-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 while your onions are cooking, prepare your spinach. Wash it thoroughly and place in a dry pan and cook for a few minutes until it has wilted:

img_5394-1img_5406-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

squeeze out as much moisture as you can from the spinach and finely chop:

img_5417-1img_5418-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

add your mince to your cooked onions and cook until brown, season and add your tomato puree:

img_5404-1img_5419-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

add your spinach and a little more seasoning:

img_5422-11img_5426-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cook for a couple of mins:

img_5431-1

in a bowl add your ricotta and parmesan:

img_5399-1img_5408-12 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

add your meat mix, egg and mix together, check seasoning:

img_5436-1img_5442-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bring a pot of salted water to the boil, cook your pasta sheets and drain in a bowl of cold water:

img_5446-1img_5460-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lay your pasta sheets out on a tea towel, spoon some of the mixture on top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and roll up:

img_5452-1img_5459-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pour over your besciamella and tomato sauce, top with parmesan cheese and cook for 35-40 mins until golden brown:

img_5465-1img_5466-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

how do you keep a 2 year old entertained while you do all of this, let her make her own calleloni:

img_5468-1img_5469-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

she kept getting really mad with the besciamella because it wouldn’t stay on top of the pasta and kept screaming-  ”no, no, no bescella, stop falling off”!!!!!:)

 

img_5549-1

buon appetito!

p.s. it’s blog awards time again so if you feel the need to nominate your favourite food blog(hmmm hmmm), you can do so here. No pressure:)

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)


cannelloni, meat, pasta

, ,

January 12, 2009

14 Comments