Beef & Spinach Stuffed Cannelloni
Recipe: #18619
April 25, 2015
Categories: Beef, Ground Beef, Dairy, Cheese, Parmesan, Vegetables, Onions, Italian, Entertaining, Fall/Autumn, Father's Day, Oven Bake, more
"From Sam Remo pasta company."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (409.1 g)
- Calories 640.4
- Total Fat - 37.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.8 g
- Cholesterol - 143.7 mg
- Sodium - 1339.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 41.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.1 g
- Sugars - 12 g
- Protein - 33.2 g
- Calcium - 366.7 mg
- Iron - 4.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 13.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 200C.
Step 2
To prepare cheese sauce, melt butter in saucepan and stir in flour and cook for 1 minute, gradually whisk in milk and add 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste.
Step 3
Cooking stirring until sauce comes to the boil and thickens and then stir in 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese.
Step 4
To prepare filling, heat oil in large saucepan, add garlic and onion and cook until soft.
Step 5
Add the minced beef and stir in spinach, egg, basil and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
Step 6
Add 1 cup of cheese sauce, mixing well.
Step 7
Spread 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce into a lightly greased baking dish.
Step 8
Fill cannelloni with beef mixture and place in a single layer in prepared dish.
Step 9
Cover with remaining cheese sauce and garnish with remaining tomato sauce.
Step 10
Sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese
Step 11
Bake uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes or until sauce bubbles.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.