beef & bacon cannelloni sw
Recipe by Debsxx
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped finely
- 2tsp Lazy Garlic, or 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 8 rashers smoked back bacon, all visible fat removed & chopped into small pieces
- 1lb / 454gm extra lean minced beef
- 400gm can chopped tomatoes
- 9fl oz / 255ml passata
- 1tbsp dried Italian mixed herbs
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 16 dried cannelloni tubes
- 250gm tub fat-free cottage cheese with onion & chives
- 250gm tub Quark
- 2 large egg yolks
- 3oz / 84gm reduced-fat mature Cheddar cheese, finely grated
1. Method
1. In a deep, lidded, non-stick pan cook the onion, garlic and bacon, covered, for 10 minutes. Add the beef and continue to cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
2. Add the tomatoes, passata, herbs and black pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Season & leave to cool.
3. Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F / Gas Mark 6. Spoon the mince mixture into the cannelloni tubes, before placing them in a large baking dish (the best way to do this is to stand the tubes on end within the baking dish, then lay them down quickly once filled, rather than trying to lift them into the dish once filled). Brush the pasta tubes all over with water.
4. For the topping, mix together the cottage cheese, quark, egg yolks and half the cheese. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Spread the mixture over the cannelloni and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, until golden and bubbling. Remove from the oven and serve with a crisp green salad on the side.
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