Creamy Meat Cannelloni

Name: Creamy Meat Cannelloni
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 g minced meat; Spinach; 1 onion; 1 tablespoon garlic; 1 tablespoon coriander and caraway; 1 tablespoon red pepper; 1 teaspoon chili flakes; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 900 ml milk; 50 g Butter; 50 g flour; 1 pinch nutmeg; 1 pinch salt; Concentrated tomatoes or fresh tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon garlic; 1 teaspoon coriander and caraway; 1 teaspoon red pepper; 1 teaspoon chili flakes; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon dried mint; 1/2 teaspoon salt; tomato sauce; bechamel sauce; Filling; 200 g mozzarella cheese

Nby Noor

Delicious oven-baked cannelloni stuffed with seasoned ground meat and spinach, layered with rich tomato sauce, creamy béchamel, and melted mozzarella cheese. A comforting, cheesy dish perfect for a family meal

Italian

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Prep

10 min

Cook

90 min

Total

100 min

Servings

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Ingredients

Filling

500 g minced meat
Spinach
1 onion
1 tablespoon garlic
1 tablespoon coriander and caraway
1 tablespoon red pepper
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt

bechamel sauce

900 ml milk
50 g Butter
50 g flour
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch salt

tomato sauce

Concentrated tomatoes or fresh tomato sauce
1 tablespoon garlic
1 teaspoon coriander and caraway
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon dried mint
1/2 teaspoon salt

Cannelloni Assembly

tomato sauce
bechamel sauce
Filling
200 g mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Filling

1
In a pan, heat the vegetable oil over low heat, then add the chopped onions.
2
Then add the ground meat and spices, and mix well.
3
Stir continuously to break up the ground meat into small pieces.
4
When the meat is almost cooked, add the spinach and stir well until all the ingredients are fully cooked.

bechamel sauce

1
In a saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
2
Then add the flour to the melted butter and stir well until fully combined.
3
Then add the milk, salt, and nutmeg. Stir continuously until the sauce thickens and is fully cooked.

tomato sauce

1
In a saucepan, add the tomato paste or fresh tomato sauce, a little oil, and the remaining spices. Cook over medium heat, stirring well.

Cannelloni Assembly

1
Take an oven-safe baking dish and spread a little tomato sauce over the bottom.
2
Take the cannelloni tubes and fill them with the meat and spinach mixture. Arrange them in a single layer over the tomato sauce.
3
Then spread a thin layer of tomato sauce over the cannelloni.
4
Then pour the béchamel sauce evenly over the top.
5
add a few small drops of tomato sauce over the béchamel, spreading them randomly across the surface.
6
Finally, sprinkle a generous layer of mozzarella cheese on top, or use any cheese of your choice.
7
Cover the baking dish with parchment paper and aluminum foil. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (392°F) for 40 minutes. Then remove the parchment paper and aluminum foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the cheese on top is golden brown.