Baked cannelloni sw
Recipe by Debsxx
Ingredients
- 8 dried cannelloni tubes
- a few basil leaves, torn
- 2 level tbsp grated Parmesan cheese (3 Syns)
For the filling:-
- 227gm (8oz) fresh spinach, washed and trimmed
- 227gm (8oz) very low fat natural cottage cheese
- freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 egg yolk
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
For the sauce: -
- 500ml carton passata
- pinch of granulated sweetener
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
1. Method
1. Make the filling. Put the spinach in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of water. Cover with a lid and cook very gently over a low heat for about 5 minutes, until the leaves are limp and bright green. Drain in a colander, pressing down on top of the spinach with a saucer to squeeze out all the liquid.
2. Chop the spinach and mix with the cottage cheese, nutmeg, egg yolk and seasoning. Spoon the filling into the cannelloni tubes.
3. Mix the passata, sweetener, garlic and seasoning together and pour a thin layer into the bottom of an ovenproof dish. Arrange the filled cannelloni tubes in the dish.
4. Pour the remaining passata over the cannelloni. Sprinkle with basil and Parmesan cheese, and bake in a preheated oven at 200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6 for about 30 minutes, until bubbling and golden brown.
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