ITALIAN BAKED CANNELLONI

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Categories     Pasta

Number Of Ingredients 19

1/2 cup Olive Oil
1 pound Ground Beef
1 Onion, sliced thickly
1/4 teaspoon Sage, dried
1/4 teaspoon Rosemary, dried
1 Salt to taste
1/2 cup White Wine
4 tablespoons Butter
4 tablespoons Flour
2 cups Milk
2 Egg York, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese, cubed
1 Tomato Sauce:
2 tablespoons Butter
1 Onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup White Wine
2 Stewed Tomatoes, 14.5 ounce can
1 Salt and Pepper, to taste
12 Cannelloni Pasta Shells

Steps:

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, warm oil and saute ground beef with the onion, sagea nd rosemary.
  • Cook until meat is evenly browned and crumbly and drain fat.
  • Add salt and 1/2 cup white wine, cooking until wine is evaporated. Set aside.
  • Bechamel Sauce: In a medium sauce pan, melt 4 Tbsp butter over medium heat.
  • Add flour and stir until well incorporated.
  • Sir in milk and bring to a slow boil until mixture thickens and remove from heat.
  • In a steady stream, pour the bechamel into the beaten egg yoks, whisking constantly.
  • Stir the suace into the meat mixture.
  • Stir in cubed mozzarella.
  • Ina medium saucepan over medium low heat, melt 2 Tbsp butter and saute onion until soft.
  • Add 1/2 cup white wine and cook to evapourate.
  • Add stewed tomatoes and salt, mixing well. Simmer for 15-minutes.
  • In a large pot boil salted water.
  • Add pasta, a few at a time and cook for 8-10 minutes until al denta.
  • Using a slotted spoon, remove immediately to pot filled with cold water.
  • lift pasta out with slotted spoon and arrange on a flat surface.
  • Preheat oven 400F.
  • Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
  • Spoon a line of filling into each shell, starting from one end and using your finger to push the filling inside of each shell.
  • Place Cannelloni in dish and cover with tomao sauce mixture.
  • Bake for 15-minutes until heated through.
  • Let stand 5-minutes and serve.

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