Cannelloni with Ricotta, Spinach and Tomato Sauce

70 min    4    pasta, oven dish, italian, vegetarian

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 °C and lightly grease a large oven dish.

  • Finely chop the onion and garlic.

  • Heat some oil in two frying pans and sauté the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent.

  • Fry the spinach in one of the pans until it has completely wilted.

  • Add the chopped tomatoes to the other pan with balsamic vinegar, oregano, salt, pepper and basil. Let the sauce simmer gently on a low heat.

  • Mix ricotta, 50 g of the mozzarella, mascarpone and the egg in a bowl. Season with pepper.

  • Stir the fried spinach with onion and garlic through the cheese mixture and mix well.

  • Fill the cannelloni with the ricotta-spinach mixture.

  • Spread a layer of tomato sauce in the oven dish and lay the filled cannelloni on top.

  • Spread the remaining tomato sauce over the cannelloni and sprinkle with the remaining 100 g of mozzarella.

  • Bake for 40 minutes in the oven until the pasta is cooked and the cheese is golden brown and crispy.