ITALIAN STYLE PORK AND SPINACH CANNELLONI

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From the Australian Pork site. I made this the other night and if I was rating it I'd give it 5 stars for speed of making and taste-it was DELICIOUS! I had no lemon thyme, so used a mix of regular thyme and lemon zest. That was great in it.

Provided by JustJanS

Categories     Pork

Time 50m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

700 g ground lean pork
1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese (250g)
150 g spinach leaves, washed and roughly chopped
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon thyme, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
8 -10 lasagna sheets, fresh ones
2 cups tomato sauce, for pasta
1 1/2 cups lowfat mozzarella cheese, grated

Steps:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
  • In a large bowl combine the pork mince, ricotta, spinach leaves, eggs, lemon thyme and pepper and mix well.
  • Place the pork mixture into a piping bag with a large 4 cm plain tube.
  • Lay the lasagne sheets on flat board and cut sheets into 2 or 3 sections depending upon size.
  • Pipe the pork mixture onto the centre of each sheet of pasta. Roll to enclose filling. Brush the edge with a little water to seal. Place each roll fold side down in a shallow oven-proof dish in a single layer.
  • Pour over the tomato pasta sauce and sprinkle surface with grated mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake in the pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes until cheese is bubbling. Serve hot with crisp garden salad.
  • Note:.
  • This dish can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated for 48 hours prior to baking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 535.6, Fat 39.9, SaturatedFat 14.6, Cholesterol 219.2, Sodium 805.3, Carbohydrate 8.3, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 5.5, Protein 35.5

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