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Awesome spinach & ricotta cannelloni

With an easy béchamel-style sauce

Spinach & ricotta cannelloni| Pasta recipes | Jamie Oliver recipes (2)

With an easy béchamel-style sauce

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Nutrition per serving
  • Calories 715 36%

  • Fat 47.1g 67%

  • Saturates 28.2g 141%

  • Sugars 14.6g 16%

  • Salt 1.9g 32%

  • Protein 28g 56%

  • Carbs 46.2g 18%

  • Fibre 3.8g -

Of an adult's reference intake

recipe adapted from

Jamie's Dinners

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

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  • 2 knobs butter
  • olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic , peeled and finely sliced
  • 1 large handful fresh marjoram or oregano , roughly chopped
  • ¼ nutmeg , grated
  • 8 large handfuls spinach , thoroughly washed
  • 1 handful fresh basil , stalks chopped, leaves ripped
  • 2 x 400 g good-quality tinned plum tomatoes , chopped
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 400 g crumbly ricotta cheese
  • 2 handfuls Parmesan cheese , freshly grated
  • 16 cannelloni tubes
  • 200 g mozzarella , broken up
  • WHITE SAUCE
  • 500 ml crème fraîche
  • 3 anchovies , finely chopped
  • 2 handfuls Parmesan cheese , freshly grated

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recipe adapted from

Jamie's Dinners

By Jamie Oliver

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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. Then find a metal baking tray or ovenproof dish that will fit the cannelloni in one layer so it's nice and snug. This way you'll get the right cover of sauce and the right amount of crispiness on top. When I cook this at home I just use one pan to cut down on lots of washing up!
  2. Take your metal tray or a saucepan, put it on a high heat and add your butter, a drizzle of olive oil, one of the sliced garlic cloves, a handful of marjoram or oregano and the grated nutmeg. By the time the pan is hot the garlic should be soft.
  3. Put as much spinach as will fit into the pan. Keep turning it over; it will wilt quickly so you will be able to keep adding more spinach until it's all in. Moisture will cook out of the spinach, which is fine. By cooking it this way you don't lose any of the nutrients that you would if boiling it in water.
  4. After 5 minutes, put the spinach into a large bowl and leave to cool. Place the pan back on the heat, add a little olive oil, the other clove of sliced garlic, your basil stalks and the tomatoes, then fill one of the empty tomato tins with cold water and add this too.
  5. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down, add a pinch of salt and pepper and the sugar, and simmer for about 10 minutes, until you get a loose tomato sauce consistency. Then take the pan off the heat and add the basil leaves.
  6. By now the spinach will have cooled down, so squeeze any excess liquid out of it and pour this back into the bowl. Finely chop the spinach and put it back into the bowl. Mix it with the liquid, add the ricotta and a handful of the Parmesan, and then use a piping bag to squeeze the mixture into the cannelloni. You can make your own piping bag by getting a sandwich bag and putting the spinach mix into the corner of it. Then twist the bag up and cut the corner off. Carefully squeeze the filling into the cannelloni tubes so each one is filled right up – really easy.
  7. Lay the cannelloni over the tomato sauce in the pan. Or you can pour the tomato sauce into your ovenproof dish and lay the cannelloni on top.
  8. To make the white sauce, mix together the crème fraîche, anchovies and the 2 handfuls of Parmesan with a little salt and pepper, then loosen with a little water until you can spoon it over the cannelloni.
  9. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan and the mozzarella pieces, and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes until golden and bubbling.

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FAQs

Who sells spinach and ricotta cannelloni? ›

Sainsbury's Spinach Ricotta Cannelloni, Taste the Difference Ready Meal For 1 400g | Sainsbury's.

Do you have to boil cannelloni tubes? ›

Cannelloni tubes – are large, tube-shaped pasta. Dried cannelloni tubes that are ready to fill can be found in most supermarkets in the pasta section. Dried cannelloni doesn't need to be cooked first, you can add the filling to the dried tubes and they will soften in the tomato sauce as they bake.

Can I use lasagne sheets instead of cannelloni tubes? ›

Step 6. The secret to making fast and mess free cannelloni is to use fresh lasagne sheets, not dried cannelloni tubes. Simply cut lasagna sheets in half and place 1-2 tbs of the filling along one long edge.

Which brand of ricotta is best for cannoli? ›

THE BEST RICOTTA CHEESE:

A huge component of this Homemade Cannoli Cream is, of course, the delicious Galbani® Ricotta Cheese. This rich and creamy cheese can be found in your local market's dairy aisle and is the perfect cheese to use for a delicious and rich cannoli cream.

What is the liquid leftover from making ricotta? ›

The liquid whey left over from making ricotta is really healthy. Cover and refrigerate it to use in breads, soups, and smoothies instead of milk or water. You can also use it instead of water when cooking pasta or rice. Or, if you're really adventurous, try drinking it plain (you'll make your great-grandma proud).

What does cannelloni mean in Italian? ›

Cannelloni (Italian: [kannelˈloːni]; English: "large reeds") are a cylindrical type of egg-based stuffed pasta generally served baked with a filling and covered by a sauce in Italian cuisine. Popular stuffings include spinach and ricotta or minced beef.

How do you fill cannelloni tubes without piping bag? ›

Here's a simple, less-mess way to fill pastas. Stuffing manicotti is difficult, but if you use a pastry bag without a tip, it's a breeze! Just spoon the filling into the bag, then squeeze it into the cooked pasta tubes.

Can I use manicotti instead of cannelloni? ›

Today in the United States most cookbooks, and even some restaurants, use the terms “cannelloni” and “manicotti” interchangeably.

What is the difference between cannoli and cannelloni? ›

Cannelloni—not to be confused with the Italian tubular dessert cannoli—is a type of lasagna noodle; the term "manicotti" can refer to the same pasta or the baked dish. Dried cannelloni and manicotti tubes are sold both plain and ribbed.

How many cannelloni per person? ›

Serve 2-3 cannelloni per a person. Serve topped with freshly grated parmesan.

Why do you not put a lid on pasta when boiling it? ›

By covering the pot, no water vapor can escape, meaning the temperatures will rise a bit more quickly than if the pot was uncovered (via Cook's Illustrated). Once the water has come to a bubbly boil and you've added the pasta, the Italian experts from Eataly recommend removing the lid.

Do Italians pre-cook lasagne sheets? ›

No, lasagne should be parboiled, not fully cooked. But if you are using very thin fresh egg dough lasagne you can skip this passage, just make sure that the bechamel and the ragù sauce are slightly thinner.

How do you know when cannelloni is cooked? ›

Finish by sprinkling a generous amount of grated cheddar over the top and bake for 25 – 30 minutes in a pre heated oven at gas mark 6 (200 degrees Celsius electric, 180 degrees Celsius fan assisted). The cannelloni is ready when the cheese has melted and is golden on top.

How do you soften dried lasagne sheets for cannelloni? ›

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  1. Fill a large pot with water.
  2. When it starts to boil, add salt.
  3. Drop the sheets into the water one by one and slowly so that they don't stick together.
  4. Cook for 6 minutes (al dente), remove the plates carefully.
  5. Submerge in cold water for 30-45 seconds.
  6. Place them on a slightly damp cloth.

Do Aldi sell cannelloni? ›

Inspired Cuisine Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni 400g | ALDI.

Does Costco sell cannelloni? ›

Villa Ravioli Frozen Meat Cannelloni, 1.2 kg | Costco.

Does Trader Joe's sell cannelloni? ›

What's Good at Trader Joe's?: Trader Giotto's Ricotta & Spinach Cannelloni.

What is the best brand of cannelloni? ›

The shells are then typically covered with tomato sauce. Campioni are renowned “Championi” of making the best cannelloni in the world!

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