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Spinach Beef Cannelloni (Manicotti)
Recipe video above. You will love how flavourful the juicy beef filling and sauce is! Too many recipes disappoint by using plain canned tomato - the sauce needs flavour! It will seem like there's a lot of sauce (and there is) and that it's too thin (and it is!) BUT you need it because the cannelloni sucks up a lot when it's cooking!!! Serves 4 very hungry people, 5 normal people.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●saucepan
- ●blender
- ●food processor
- ●skillet
- ●oven
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cannelloni Sauce:
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Heat oil in a large saucepan or pot over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add carrot and celery, cook ⏱️ 5 minutes.
onion (, finely chopped)1/2(500ml) chicken stock / broth (, low sodium (or vegetable))2 cupscarrot (, small, finely chopped (optional))1
3
Add remaining Sauce ingredients then stir. Bring to simmer, lower heat to medium, cover with lid and simmer for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
4
Use a stick blender to blitz until smooth (or cool slightly and use blender or food processor). Set aside.
5
Spinach Beef Filling:
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Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook ⏱️ 2 minutes.
onion (, finely chopped)1/2(500ml) chicken stock / broth (, low sodium (or vegetable))2 cups
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Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until it all changes from red to brown.
8
Stir in spinach, then add crumbled beef cube, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and 1 cup of Cannelloni Sauce. Stir, cook ⏱️ 2 minutes.
(500ml) chicken stock / broth (, low sodium (or vegetable))2 cupsWorcestershire Sauce1 tsp
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Remove and cool slightly.
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Assembly and Baking:
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Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
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Transfer Beef Filling into a piping bag with a wide nozzle. Stand cannelloni tubes upright in a container, then pipe filling in. (Or do this step with teaspoon/finger/dinner knife!).
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Spread about 1 1/4 cups Sauce in a 23x33cm / 9x13" dish. Lay the cannelloni on top, then pour over remaining Sauce.
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Sprinkle with cheese, loosely cover with foil.
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Bake ⏱️ 25 minutes, remove foil then bake a further ⏱️ 10 minutes until the cheese is bubbly with some golden spots.
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Remove from oven, sprinkle with parsley if using then serve!
(500ml) chicken stock / broth (, low sodium (or vegetable))2 cupsChopped parsley (, garnish (optional))
Nutrition Facts
calories
609.06 kcal
fat Content
27.64 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
6.67 g
sugar Content
10.93 g
sodium Content
1079.82 mg
protein Content
42.14 g
cholesterol Content
100.42 mg
carbohydrate Content
50.15 g
saturated Fat Content
11.12 g
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