Best Beef And Spinach Cannelloni Recipes

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THREE MEAT CANNELLONI BAKE



Three Meat Cannelloni Bake image

This dish is best made with fresh noodles. You can substitute one pound of cannelloni pasta cooked according to package directions, then proceed as directed.

Provided by MARBALET

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork     Ground Pork Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 25

1 cup minced onion
½ cup minced celery
⅓ cup minced carrot
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
12 ounces ground veal
12 ounces ground pork
12 ounces lean ground beef
½ cup white wine
1 cup beef broth
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 bay leaf
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup chopped parsley
4 cups tomato sauce
½ cup heavy whipping cream
1 pound fresh pasta sheets

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet. Add onion, celery, and carrot, and cook over moderate heat until softened. Add the garlic, and cook 1 minute. Add veal, pork, and beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is no longer pink. Add wine, and reduce for 1 minute. Stir in broth. Add herbs, bay leaf, and salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Uncover, and reduce until almost dry. Discard bay leaf. Set aside to cool.
  • Meanwhile, melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan set over moderately low heat. Whisk in flour for approximately 2 minutes. Whisk in milk, grated nutmeg, and salt and pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in parsley and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
  • Transfer the cooled meat mixture to a large bowl. Mix in egg yolks. Mix in the cheese and parsley sauce. Set aside.
  • Combine the tomato sauce and cream, set aside.
  • Cut the pasta sheets crosswise into 5 inch lengths. In a pot of boiling salted water, cook the noodles a few at a time until al dente. This should take only a minute or two with fresh pasta. Transfer to a bowl of cold water. Spread the noodles in one layer on paper towels to drain.
  • Spoon 1/4 cup of the filling down the center of one noodle, and roll the noodle to enclose the filing. Transfer the cannelloni, seam side down, to a well buttered gratin dish. Repeat with the remaining noodles and filling, arranging in single layer. Ladle the tomato sauce over the cannelloni, and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until bubbling. Run under the broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 2 minutes, or until golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 861.1 calories, Carbohydrate 51.4 g, Cholesterol 250.3 mg, Fat 50.3 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 47.2 g, SaturatedFat 21.9 g, Sodium 1338.9 mg, Sugar 11 g

MEAT AND SPINACH CANNELLONI



Meat and Spinach Cannelloni image

Make and share this Meat and Spinach Cannelloni recipe from Food.com.

Provided by carolynsoum

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h50m

Yield 12 16 calleloni"s, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
300 g frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
2 eggs, beaten

Steps:

  • .Stuffed Cannelloni.
  • In large skillet, combine meat, onion and garlic. Cook until onion is tender and meat is brown. Remove from heat. Cool. Add spinach, eggs, crumbs, ¼ cup (50 mL) of the cheese, oregano, salt and pepper. Stuff uncooked cannelloni with meat mixture. Pour thin layer of tomato sauce on bottom of 13x9-inch (3.5 L) pan. Arrange cannelloni in single layer. Pour remaining sauce over, being certain to cover all pasta. Sprinkle graded mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in 375°F (190?C) oven about 1 hour or until tender. 6 to 8 servings. Take off aluminium foil 35mins after initial start and continu cooking for the remainder of the hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 208.9, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 113.4, Sodium 111.4, Carbohydrate 4.1, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 1.2, Protein 18.2

MEAT AND SPINACH CANNELLONI



Meat and Spinach Cannelloni image

I always roast meats by adding some liquid to the roasting pan first, then allowing it to cook away and the meat to brown. The aromatic steam penetrates the meat before the surface of the meat is seared by the heat. Then I add more liquid as the meat cooks, to make a delicious pan sauce. Mortadella is one of those ingredients that give a tremendous amount of flavor to meat-based ravioli or cannelloni fillings. Think of mortadella as the Italian version of bologna, seasoned with Italian spices and studded, mosaiclike, with pistachios and cubes of seasoned pork fat. Thinly sliced mortadella is delicious as part of an antipasto assortment or in a sandwich. Add the mortadella to the meat and vegetables when they're fresh out of the oven: the steam coaxes the flavor out of the mortadella. To grind the meat-and-vegetable mixture, you can use a hand-cranked meat grinder or a grinder attachment for an electric mixer. In either case, choose a disc that is fine but not too fine. Although it isn't absolutely necessary, when I have besciamella handy, I like to stir a little into the meat filling. It helps to bind it and adds a smooth texture. You can prepare this filling with a combination of beef, veal, and pork, or with leftover roasts, like turkey, pork, or beef. If you're making this filling with leftover meat, reheat it by simmering it with its own gravy and the porcini-soaking liquid, the soaked porcini, and some vegetables, like diced onions and celery and shredded carrots. When the meat is warmed through and moist and the vegetables are tender, season them, add the remaining ingredients, and grind as above.

Yield makes 18 cannelloni (6 generous servings)

Number Of Ingredients 19

3 cups hot Chicken Stock or Mixed Meat Stock (pages 74, 75), or as needed
1 ounce (about 1 cup) dried porcini mushrooms
2 pounds fresh (not smoked) boneless pork butt or shoulder
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into thick slices (about 3 cups)
2 celery stalks, trimmed and cut into thick slices (about 2 1/4 cups)
1 onion, peeled and quartered
3 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves removed from the branches
Salt
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup dry white wine
4 ounces mortadella, in 1 piece
4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 pounds spinach, stems removed, leaves washed and spun dry in a salad spinner, or two 10-ounce packages spinach
Freshly ground black pepper
Béchamel Sauce (page 161)
1 1/4 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving if you like
Ground nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
2 large eggs, beaten
Cooked Pasta Squares (page 182)

Steps:

  • Pour the hot stock over the porcini in a small heatproof bowl. Let stand until softened, about 20 minutes. Drain the porcini, reserving the liquid. Rinse the porcini to remove sand and grit, and strain the soaking liquid through a coffee filter or a double thickness of cheesecloth. Reserve the mushrooms and liquid separately.
  • Preheat the oven to 400° F. Cut the pork into 2-inch pieces and place them in a roasting pan large enough to hold them comfortably. Add the carrots, celery, onion, rosemary leaves, and the reserved porcini. Season lightly with salt, drizzle 3 tablespoons of the olive oil over all, and toss well. Pour in the wine. Roast until the wine has evaporated and the meat begins to brown, about 25 minutes. Continue roasting, adding 1/2 cup of the reserved mushroom-soaking liquid every 15 minutes or so, until the meat and vegetables are well browned and the meat is tender, about 2 hours. At the end of the roasting, there should be about 1 1/2 cups of liquid in the roasting pan. Drain the meat and vegetables, reserving the liquid. Toss the mortadella in with the meats and vegetables and cool to room temperature.
  • Meanwhile, in a wide skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Whack the garlic with the flat side of a knife, add it to the oil, and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add as much spinach as will fit comfortably into the pan. Continue cooking, stirring and adding the remaining spinach a large handful at a time when the spinach in the pan wilts enough to make room, until all the spinach is added. Season lightly with salt and pepper and cook until all the spinach is wilted and tender. Remove from the heat.
  • Make the béchamel sauce.
  • Pass the meat-and-vegetable mixture through a meat grinder fitted with a disc with holes about 1/4 inch in diameter. Stir in 1/4 cup of the grated cheese and 1/2 cup of the béchamel sauce, blending the filling well as you do. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Beat the eggs until foamy, then stir them into the ground-meat mixture.
  • Preheat the oven to 375° F. Ladle about 3/4 cup of the béchamel sauce in an even layer over the bottom of each of two 13 × 9-inch baking dishes. Spoon 1/3 cup of the filling in a more or less even mound along one edge of one of the pasta squares. Roll up into a tube, pressing and evening out the tube as you roll. Arrange the cannelloni into the prepared baking dish, side by side and seam side down. Divide the remaining béchamel evenly between the two baking dishes, smoothing it into an even layer over the cannelloni. Drizzle about three-quarters of the reserved meat-cooking liquid over the cannelloni, dividing it evenly. Sprinkle the tops with 1 cup of the grated cheese. Cover the dishes with aluminum foil and bake 20 minutes. Uncover the baking dishes and bake until the tops are golden brown and bubbling, about 20 minutes. If the tops are browning unevenly, rotate the baking dishes from side to side and shelf to shelf, then continue baking. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Lift the cannelloni to warm plates with a spatula and spoon some of the sauce over each serving. Pass additional grated cheese if you like.

CHEESY BEEF AND SPINACH MANICOTTI



Cheesy Beef and Spinach Manicotti image

The filling amount should be plenty to stuff 14 shells with maybe a small amount left over --- to remove the bitterness from the spinach, cook firstly according to package directions --- to save time you may cook the ground beef/spinach mixture up to step #4 and refrigerate for up to 2 days. For easier stuffing, warm the mixture in the microwave to just room temperature before adding in the mozzarella cheese and eggs, then proceed with recipe as stated --- ground beef or bulk Italian sausage may be used successfully. This recipe was developed and tested using both on different occasions. I prefer the Italian sausage meat, you could use half of each if desired --- also see my recipe #72308.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Manicotti

Time 1h40m

Yield 14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

14 manicotti, cooked (boil only to al dente, try to undercook slightly)
3 1/2 cups prepared marinara sauce, divided (see my Kittencal's Marinara Pasta Sauce (Vegetarian))
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided (can use more)
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
3/4 lb lean ground beef (or use half ground beef and bulk italian sausage meat)
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 -3 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (about 6 large cloves, minced)
1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach (cooked according to package directions then hand-squeezed dry)
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
8 ounces ricotta cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 large eggs, beaten (or use 3 small eggs)
1 -2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)

Steps:

  • Grease two 9-inch baking pans.
  • In a large skillet over medium-high heat stirring with wooden spoon cook the ground beef or bulk sausage meat with the onion until browned breaking up the meat while cooking (about 10-12 minutes the meat should be lightly browned) drain fat.
  • Add in garlic and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
  • Transfer to a bowl then mix in the drained spinach, Parmesan cheese and ricotta cheese; set aside to cool (about 10-15 minutes).
  • When the ground beef is cool add in mozzarella cheese, eggs, seasoned salt and black pepper mix well to combine, at this point you may season with more salt and pepper if desired and if you want more garlic flavor add in some garlic powder to the mixture.
  • Spread about 1/4 to 1/3 cup marinara sauce onto the bottom of each baking pan.
  • Carefully stuff each noodle with the beef mixture then place in one layer in the baking dish (you should have 7 in each dish).
  • FOR ONE PAN; drizzle about 1-1/2 cups (or more) marinara sauce over shells, sprinkle about 3/4 cup or more of mozzarella cheese over sauce, then sprinkle with 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese on top; repeat with remaining pan.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (oven rack to to lowest position).
  • Cover each pan with foil and bake 25 minutes, uncover and continue baking for another 8 minutes (allow to sit for about 15 minutes before serving).

CANNELLONI



Cannelloni image

Two sauces make this satisfying dish doubly delicious!-Susan Longyear, Washington, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 50m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 21

FILLING:
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
10 lasagna noodles
1 can (24 ounces) tomato sauce, divided
CREAM SAUCE:
6 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, saute onion in olive oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in spinach. Cook about 5 minutes or until all the water has evaporated and the spinach starts to stick to the pan, stirring constantly,. Transfer to a large bowl. , In the same skillet, brown meat; drain and add to spinach mixture. Stir in the cheese, cream, eggs, oregano, salt and pepper; mix well. Set aside., Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain. Cut each noodle in half widthwise; spread out noodles side by side on a large piece of foil. Place 1 heaping tablespoon of filling at one end of noodle; roll up. Repeat with remaining noodles and filling., Pour about 1 cup of tomato sauce in the bottom of a 13x9-in. baking dish. Place two rolls, seam side down, vertically on both sides of the baking dish. Place remaining rolls in four rows of three rolls each; set aside. , For cream sauce, melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk and cream. Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from heat; season with salt and pepper. Spread cream sauce over lasagna rolls. Cover with remaining tomato sauce. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake at 375°, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 443 calories, Fat 28g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 128mg cholesterol, Sodium 817mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 19g protein.

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