Spinach & three cheese cannelloni

Spinach & three cheese cannelloni

A delicious Italian-style veggie main - make ahead and freeze

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Can be frozen uncooked

Method

  1. First make the tomato sauce. Heat the oil in a shallow pan, then fry the garlic for 1 min until fragrant. Add the sugar, vinegar and oregano. Simmer for a moment, then tip in the tomatoes and season. Simmer sauce for 20 mins, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes have cooked down to a thick sauce. Turn off heat and set aside.
  2. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the spinach in a large colander, then pour over a kettle of hot water to wilt it (you may need to do this twice). Pour over cold water to cool it down. Squeeze the spinach, then place it in a clean tea towel and wring out the water really well.
  3. Tip the spinach into a food processor and pulse to chop, then crumble in the goat's cheese and half the Parmesan. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, then blitz until everything is finely chopped. Using a piping bag, or a plastic food bag with the corner cut off, squeeze the mix into the cannelloni tubes, then lay them, side by side, in a baking dish. Pour over the tomato sauce and top with the mozzarella and remaining Parmesan. The cannelloni can now be frozen for up to 1 month - defrost completely before cooking. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden and bubbling, then remove and leave to stand for 5 mins. Serve from the dish.
Try

Or why not try... Creamed spinach

Simmer wilted spinach and double cream together until piping hot, then season with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg.

PER SERVING

660 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 39 g, saturated fat 22g, fibre 6g, sugar 10g, salt 2.32 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2009.

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    13 January 2010

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  • 03 April 2010

    Anneli commented on this recipe

    Delicious, although made a mess with the make-shift piping bag. I'll invest in a proper one next time. Had to use sparingly to fill all the tubes...

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  • 26 April 2010

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  • 17 May 2010

    Becc_A_cceB rated and commented on this recipe

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    I really like this recipe, but I didnt bother with the processor I just wilted the spinach in the pan and drained it them mixed with the cheese, I used ricotta. I find its a bit dry without the tomato sause so I made my own and topped with shavings of parmesan and bread crumbs to make it crispy. Def worth trying.

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  • 24 June 2010

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really delicious! I now use the tomato sauce recipe as a base for other dishes. Another great recipe from Barney. Do you have a recipe book?

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  • 19 July 2010

    Pixieloveheart rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty! I used ricotta instead of goat's cheese. It is definitely worth investing in a piping bag!

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  • Binder photo Pud

    04 August 2010

    Pud rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Decided on this recipe for a dinner party at the weekend thought I'd get ahead but the filling only filled 120g cannelloni tubes which means there won't be enough !!!! which is really frustrating, has anyone else experienced this problem. Am now going to have to go out and buy more ingredients and start all over again not happy about that at all because of this I'm only awarding 3 stars.

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  • Binder photo Flo

    17 October 2010

    Flo rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is yummy! Takes some time and patience to make, but well worth the effort.

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  • 09 November 2010

    clarel commented on this recipe

    I have already given this recipe full marks but having made it several times now my conclusion is that like 'Pud' there is not enough filling but also that in common with some of the other recipes on here it doesn't feed 4 people. I'm cooking for 3 and it looks a bit measly when I serve it. Going to definitely do again but increase quantities.

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  • 19 November 2010

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  • 04 December 2010

    Obbie Bonns rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely dish - definitely worth making two and freezing the other. delicious stuff.

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  • 16 March 2011

    KatyCooks rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Overall - very tasty indeed. I used all the stated ingredients, but I was halving the amounts to cook for two and maybe that is why there didn't seem to be enough tomato sauce. Other than that, luckily my sandwich bag didn't split and I was able to fill the tubes very successfully. The filling itself I made exactly as per the ingredients and method and it was exceptionally tasty, despite my misgivings over what seemed to be very stringy spinach after blitzing it! Now I'm off to soak a green stained tea towel....

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  • 22 October 2011

    claire rated and commented on this recipe

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    We really enjoy this recipe a good one to make if friends are coming over, as you can make it all before they arrive.

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  • 15 December 2011

    Philip Smith rated and commented on this recipe

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    I cook a lot of recipes from tis site, but this has to be my favourite. Love the sharp tomato sauce with the cheese mmmmmmmmmm..........

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  • 28 April 2012

    Jemima rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious! A bit fiddly the first time but then I'd never made cannelloni before.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Can be frozen uncooked

Ingredients

FOR THE TOMATO SAUCE

FOR THE FILLING

  • 500g spinach , washed
  • 300g soft rindless goat's cheese
  • 100g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated
  • pinch grated nutmeg
  • 200g dried cannelloni tubes
  • 1 ball mozzarella , sliced
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PER SERVING

660 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 39 g, saturated fat 22g, fibre 6g, sugar 10g, salt 2.32 g

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