CHICKEN & BROCCOLI CANNELLONI

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This recipe came in a Milk calendar a few years back. It looks time consuming but really it is quite easy to put together.

Provided by bert2421

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
3 cups milk
1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, drained and pureed
salt & pepper
3 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 cups leftover cooked chicken, diced (or cooked turkey or ham)
1 1/2 cups fresh broccoli, cooked and chopped
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
salt & pepper
12 cannelloni tubes or 12 manicotti, cooked according to package directions

Steps:

  • Melt butter in med saucepan.
  • Whisk in flour.
  • Cook 2 or 3 minutes, stirring but not browning.
  • Whisk in milk.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat.
  • Simmer gently 5 minutes.
  • Whisk in pureed tomatoes, salt& pepper.
  • Cook 5 minutes.
  • Melt butter in a skillet.
  • Cook onions until tender.
  • Add mushrooms.
  • Cook until any moisture evaporates.
  • Add chicken and broccoli.
  • Add half the cheese, salt& pepper.
  • Stir in 1 cup tomato cream sauce from step 1.
  • Fill cooked cannelloni with chicken mixture.
  • Arrange in bottom of a buttered 9x13 baking dish.
  • Pour sauce over top.
  • Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  • Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350 oven for 30-40 minutes until bubbling.

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