Cannelloni

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Ingredients

Filling

  • 1.0 recipePasta
  • 0.75 cupCarrot
  • 0.75 cupCelery
  • 0.75 cupOnion
  • 3.0 cloveGarlic
  • 0.5 cupWine, White
  • 1.0 cupStock, Beef
  • 1.5 tablespoonTomato Paste
  • 1.0 poundGround Beef
  • 1.0 poundChicken Breast
  • 1.0 poundVeal, ground
  • 1.0 poundRicotta
  • 1.0 someBasil, Fresh

Bechamel Sauce

  • 0.5 cupButter
  • 0.5 cupFlour, all-purpose
  • 7.0 cupMilk
  • 0.5 cupcheese, grated parmesan

Instructions

1

Make pasta. Cut into rectangles about 5" x 6" and very. thin.

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2

Grease 2 large cake pans. Pour in a jar of tomato sauce.

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3

Saute carrots, celery, and onions in olive oil until soft. Add garlic and saute for another minute or so. Season to taste with salt.

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4

Stir in tomato paste while some liquid remains.

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5

Deglaze pan with wine. Reduce till almost gone. Add stock if using and reduce again until almost gone.

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6

Add meats, breaking up clumps, and season with salt. Saute until cooked but not browned.

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7

Stir in ricotta and basil. Use about a teaspoon of dried if fresh basil isn't available.

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8

Test filling for moistness. Add more olive oil to taste. This will vary based on the meat used.

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9

Pulse in food processor about 8 pulses. You want to make the morsels of meat smaller but not create a paste. Should remain granular.

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10

Make Bechamel:
1. Melt butter in saucepan.
2. Stir in the flour and cook for about a minute, stirring.
3. Stir in milk, stirring, a little at a time. Cook over medium heat till sauce starts to boil and sauce has thickened.
4. Stir in parmesan. Adjust salt.

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11

Stir in about 1/2 cup of the bechamel sauce and adjust seasonings.

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12

Roll 1/4 cup of filling in one uncooked pasta rectangle. Place seam down in pan with tomato sauce.

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When pan is filled, top with about 1/2 of the bechamel. Cover and bake at 350F for about 1/2 hour or until heated through and tomato sauce is bubbling up through bechamel.

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Recipe Complete!

Enjoy your Cannelloni!

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