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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Vegetarian => Topic started by: cookie1 on June 06, 2010, 05:48:53 am

Title: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Post by: cookie1 on June 06, 2010, 05:48:53 am

Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni:
Serves 3-4, but may be doubled easily:
Ingredients:
1 can chopped tomatoes 410g
pinch oregano- dried
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon EVOO
small brown onion
1 garlic clove
250g fresh ricotta
75g baby spinach
20g parmesan
2 fresh lasagne sheets
100g mozzarella cheese
basil leaves to serve




Preparation:
Grate parmesan and mozzarella and put aside. (separately)
Place tomatoes, oregano and sugar in bowl. Season. Cook 10 minutes at 100⁰ soft speed.
Remove the MC for the last 3 minutes to thicken the sauce.
Pour half the sauce over the base of a 2 litre casserole. Reserve the rest of the sauce.
Lightly rinse the bowl. Place halved onion and garlic in the bowl. Chop. Speed 6. 1-2 seconds. Scrape down.
Add EVOO. 100⁰. 1 minute 30 seconds. speed soft.
Add ricotta, spinach and parmesan. Speed 5 about 20 seconds or until it is all mixed.
Cut each lasagne sheet into 3 pieces.
 Place 1/4 cup ricotta mix onto the lasagne sheet and roll up to form a tube. Place in casserole over the sauce mix.
Do the same with all the lasagne sheets. Try not to heap them too much.
Spread with the rest of the tomato sauce.
Sprinkle with the mozzarella.
Bake in a moderate oven about 25 minutes.
I served this with a salad.


Photos:
Soon I hope.   Will have to wait until next time. 'The mob' ate the leftovers before I could photograph them. :'(

Tips/Hints:
I adapted this from a recipe in a magazine.

Title: Re: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Post by: Very Happy Jan on June 06, 2010, 05:56:52 am

Spinach & Ricotta is my favourite cannelloni mix but don't have it very often as my meatasaurus family feel like there is something missing. Thanks for the recipe cookie1

Title: Re: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Post by: Thermomixer on June 07, 2010, 02:59:01 am

Snap - mine too.  It is such a great combination (for spanakopita too )

Great conversion cookie1 - must be good to have an oven again.  :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Post by: cookie1 on June 07, 2010, 05:06:30 am

You bet. :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Post by: RoxyS on June 07, 2010, 05:58:06 am

Thanks Cookie, sounds nice. Look forward to the photo. Have to try this when we are having visitors and I can cook something else for the fussy younger ones.

Title: Re: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Post by: meganjane on June 07, 2010, 07:39:54 am

VHJ, I've made this before and used chicken mince with the ricotta and spinach in the filling. This satisfied the carnivores in my family.  ;D

Title: Re: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Post by: Very Happy Jan on June 07, 2010, 10:32:33 am

Thanks MJ- I'll try that