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Porcini Cannelloni

Here's how you make Porcini Cannelloni
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons basil, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chives, chopped
  • Coarse salt to taste
  • Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 (28 grams) packages dried funghi porcini, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes
  • 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 4 fresh lasagna noodles, sheets cut in 1/2 so you have 8 pieces
  • 1 tablespoon oil, for baking dish
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Sauce: Place olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat.

  • Step 2: Add half the onions and cook until onions are soft, about 2 minutes.

  • Step 3: Add half of the garlic garlic and cook until soft, about 1 minute.

  • Step 4: Add tomatoes and cook until mixture thickens to a rich-textured sauce, about 15 to 20 minutes.

  • Step 5: Season the sauce with salt, pepper and basil and parsley.

  • Step 6: Filling: Drain the soaked porcini from water.

  • Step 7: Heat 1 tbsp butter in a medium sauté pan over medium heat.

  • Step 8: Add half of the onions onion and sauté for 2 minutes.

  • Step 9: Add mushrooms, remaining half of the garlic garlic and continue to cook for 2 more minutes.

  • Step 10: Remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature.

  • Step 11: Place the mushroom and onion mixture into a food processor. Blend until finely minced. Transfer to a large bowl.

  • Step 12: Add ricotta, egg, Parmesan cheese, tarragon and parsley to the bowl.

  • Step 13: Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

  • Step 14: Assembly: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  • Step 15: Add pasta to a pot of boiling salted water.

  • Step 16: Cook pasta until al dente, about 3 minutes.

  • Step 17: Transfer to baking sheet and cool slightly (don't overlap the pasta sheets or they will stick together).

  • Step 18: Lay pasta sheets flat on work surface.

  • Step 19: Spoon filling into a line on pasta sheets, dividing evenly among the 8 sheets.

  • Step 20: Roll up the pasta sheets and place the cannelloni into an oiled baking dish seam side down.

  • Step 21: Pour the sauce over the cannelloni.

  • Step 22: Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

  • Step 23: Cover with foil.

  • Step 24: Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbling, about 30 to 35 minutes.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Parsley, for garnish
  • Chives, for garnish

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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