Cannelloni

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• meat, sauce ingredients
• 15 -18 cannelloni tubes
• 125 g mozzarella cheese, grated
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 500 g beef, ground
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 large onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 250 g frozen spinach
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup cream
• salt and pepper
• bechamel sauce, ingredients
• 1 onion, sliced
• 4 peppercorns
• 1 cup milk
• 15 g butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup cream
• salt and pepper
• tomato sauce, ingredients
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 (400 g) can tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 for the filling:.
• 2 heat oil in a medium saucepan, add the onion and crushed garlic, cook until tender.
• 3 add meat and cook stirring until browned.
• 4 add oregano, basil, tomato sauce and cook uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring.
• 5 add thawed and chopped spinach, which you have squeezed the liquid out of then add to meat mixture, stir well.
• 6 combine lightly eaten egg and cream, pour into meat mixture and season.
• 7 tomato sauce.
• 8 heat oil in the pan, add the onion and garlic, cook until tender.
• 9 blend the tomatoes, with the juice, until puree, then add the tomatoes, tomato paste, seasonings and simmer for 10 minutes, covered.
• 10 béchamel sauce.
• 11 place onion and pepper corns in the milk, bring slowly to the boil, removed from heat and stand for 5 minutes.
• 12 melt butter in a saucepan, add the flour first made into a thin paste to the saucepan.
• 13 strain the milk and add to the saucepan stirring until it thickens, then add the cream and season to taste.
• 14 to assemble. when cool.
• 15 stuff the cooled meat mixture into the tubes - using either a small spoon, or clean hands. i find it easy using disposable gloves. to fill them.
• 16 place 3 tablespoons of the tomato sauce over the base of a large shallow dish.
• 17 arrange filled cannelloni side by side over the sauce.
• 18 spoon béchamel sauce over the the cannelloni and spoon over the rest of the tomato sauce.
• 19 sprinkle the grates cheeses over the top.
• 20 bake uncovered in a moderate oven for 30-35 minutes.
• 21 serve with salads, crusty bread and a nice glass of red wine.
• 22 nb.if in a hurry instead of making the béchamel sauce. grab a large bottle of bechamel sauce - works well and so much easier.