Easy Cannelloni
Easy Cannelloni is a simple and delicious Italian dish consisting of large pasta tubes filled with a savory mixture, typically involving ricotta cheese and spinach, minced meat, or other ingredients. The filled cannelloni are placed in a baking dish, covered with tomato sauce and béchamel sauce, and then baked until golden and bubbly. This dish is popular for its rich flavors and comforting textures, making it a favorite for family dinners and special occasions. Its preparation is straightforward, making it accessible even for those new to cooking Italian cuisine.
Ingredients
- 12 cannelloni
- 17.64 oz ground beef
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 egg
- 3.53 oz ricotta
- 2.82 oz grated cheese
- 17.64 oz Roma tomatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Make a cross incision on the skin of each tomato. Plunge them into boiling water for a few seconds, then immediately refresh in cold water. Peel, quarter, deseed, and chop the tomatoes.
- Peel and finely chop the onion.
- Sauté the tomato flesh and onion in 2 tablespoons of olive oil with a whole crushed garlic clove, bay leaf, and some salt for 30 minutes on very low heat.
- Remove the garlic clove and bay leaf. Blend the tomato mixture into a puree.
- Cook the ground beef in 1 tablespoon of oil for 5 minutes, breaking up the meat with a spatula. Add some tomato sauce and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix the ground beef with the egg, crumbled ricotta, salt, and pepper. Stuff the uncooked cannelloni with this mixture.
- Spread half of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a baking dish. Place the stuffed cannelloni on this layer. Cover with the remaining tomato sauce and grated cheese. Bake at 180°C (356°F) for 30 minutes.
- Garnish the cannelloni with chopped parsley leaves.
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