Cannelloni

lilmoi1985lm

I've some spare fresh spinach from a curry we made last night and am having dreams of cannelloni at the moment but dont know where to start. Anyone have a receipe??? My store cupboard is loaded to the brim so anything is possible!!

Penelope_Penguin

I make spinach canelloni using pancakes, using this recipe from Delia for the filling. Yummy!

Penny. x

lil_me

If you buy the ready made rolls be aware they are a pain in the bot to fill up, takes ages to prepare, first time I did it I was filling one end with the meat and it was coming out of the other etc, sussed it with a funnel now :rotfl: but it is lovely

I use basically lasagne recipe but fill the tubes with the meat & tomato based sauce then cheese sauce round it and topped with cheese, yummy!

You can use lasagne pasta, if it's dried then boil it first to soften so you can wrap it round the meat, fresh you don't need to of course.

lilmoi1985lm

oooh thankyou! do you think i will be alright using pasta sheets to wrap around the filling as i dont have any of the shells ive never done this before lmao i can manage arabiata with penne and thats about it!!x

lil_me

I think it is easier with the sheets, like I said need to soften them first if they are dried. then put them with the open bit at the bottom so they all don't just pop open

Something I have learned is to put some of the sauce/meat or oil or something in the bottom to stop them sticking!

lilmoi1985lm

Yes they are dried sheets, havent had the guts to make my own before and would probably mess it up! i was just thinking what if they stick! thanks so much i think i've got lunch for tomorrow sorted as i didnt fancy a roast this week!

lil_me

If you think they might stick add a little oil to the pan and do a couple at a time. Into boiling water until they soften up a bit so you can roll them. You could do them tonight and make it up ready to go in the oven if you want to cheat

lilmoi1985lm

forget to say, this turned out gorgeous, much better than i anticipated!! thanks for the advice

Bongedone

Jamie Oliver has a tip in one of his books for filling Cannelloni. Get a baking dish that can hold the pasta vertically. Then just pour your filling on the top and push it down the tubes. Add your topping and cook. It looked a lot easier than when I filled them all individually.

lynseydee

Does anyone have a simple recipe for making cannelloni. I am on a mission this weekend to make as much of our food for the month from scratch as I possibly can.