Cannelloni with ricotta spinach filling

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
120 mins
TOTAL TIME
120 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 5
  • 1.5 kg leaf spinach
  • 3 medium-sized onions
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, white pepper, nutmeg
  • 2-3 (approx. 250 g) Carrots
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
  • 1 can(s) (850 ml) Tomatoes
  • 1-2 TEASPOONS Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sweet peppers
  • 1 pinch Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease
  • 500 g Ricotta (Italian cream cheese; substitute for cream cheese)
  • 20 (200 g; thick noodle tubes for filling) Cannelloni
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Pine nuts
  • 7-10 Tbsp Basil

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean and wash the spinach. Peel and finely chop the onions. Peel and chop garlic. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large pot. Fry half onions and half garlic. Add the spinach dripping wet and let it collapse. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg

  2. 2

    Peel, wash and finely dice the carrots. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Fry the carrots, the rest of the onions and garlic. Stir in tomato paste and sweat it. Stir in about 1/4 l water, tomatoes, juice and stock. Mash the tomatoes a little bit in the pot. Bring to the boil and simmer open for about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper, sweet paprika and sugar

  3. 3

    Grease an ovenproof dish (approx. 30 cm long). Add about 1/4 spinach. Squeeze the rest of the spinach well and chop. Mix with ricotta. Pour the mixture into a piping bag without spout and squirt into the cannelloni

  4. 4

    Put the cannelloni on top of the spinach. Pour tomato sauce on top. Grate parmesan cheese over it. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/recirculating air: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for 35-40 minutes. Roast the seeds and sprinkle over them, garnish if necessary

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
450 kcal
CARBS
33 g
FATS
23 g
PROTEINS
25 g

Categories & Tags

Main Dishescasserole