Ground Beef Cannelloni
Ground Beef Cannelloni is an Italian pasta dish consisting of large cylindrical pasta tubes filled with a savory mixture of ground beef, ricotta cheese, spinach, and various seasonings like garlic, onion, and herbs. The filled cannelloni are placed in a baking dish, covered with marinara or béchamel sauce, and topped with grated cheese such as mozzarella or Parmesan. The dish is then baked until the pasta is tender and the cheese is melted and bubbly. Ground Beef Cannelloni is a hearty and flavorful meal, perfect for family dinners or special occasions.
Ingredients
- 12 cannelloni
- 17.6 oz of ground beef
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 egg
- 3.5 oz of ricotta
- 5.6 oz of grated cheese
- 28.2 oz of Roma tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 basil sprigs
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Make a cross-shaped incision on the skin of each tomato. Immerse them for a few seconds in a pot of boiling water. Immediately cool them in cold water. Peel the tomatoes, cut them into quarters, and remove the seeds. Chop the flesh into pieces.
- Sauté the tomato flesh in olive oil with one crushed, unpeeled garlic clove, the bay leaf, and some salt for 40 minutes on very low heat. Add a bit of water during cooking if necessary.
- Peel and finely chop the onion. Press one garlic clove using a garlic press to extract the pulp.
- In a bowl, mix the ground beef with the egg, crumbled ricotta, chopped onion, garlic pulp, salt, and pepper. Stuff the uncooked cannelloni with this mixture.
- Remove the garlic cloves and bay leaf from the tomato preparation. Blend your tomato purée.
- Put 2/3 of the tomato sauce at the bottom of a baking dish. Lay the cannelloni on this bed. Cover them with the remaining tomato sauce and grated cheese. Bake at 180°C (356°F) for 40 minutes.
- Garnish your dish with a few basil leaves.
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