Cheese and spinach cannelloni

This is a great quick and tasty vegetarian meal that hides the good stuff!

Ingredients (serves 5 | makes 16 )

1kg Spinach, chopped
1 Large Onion
2 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped
650g Ricotta Cheese
2 Eggs, beaten
1 tsp Nutmeg
16 Cannelloni Tubes
1 cup Cheese, grated
SAUCE:
1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion
2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
500g Ripe Tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp Tomato Paste
1 tsp Sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees c.
Wash the spinach and fry it in a large pan with olive oil on low heat until soft. Remove the spinach from heat and leave to settle.
Heat oil in a frying pan and add garlic and onion and ricotta cheese. Add to the spinach off heat, add salt, pepper, eggs and nutmeg and set aside.
To make the tomato sauce. Heat oil and cook medium onion for 10 minutes, add the tomato and tomato paste, garlic and bring to the boil then reduce to a simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, optionally place in a blender or processor until smooth.
Lightly grease an oven proof dish and using a teaspoon stuff the spinach mix into the cannelloni tubes and then once prepared spread the tomato sauce on the the top of the tubes and bake for 30-40 minutes until golden and bubbling.

Notes

This is a regular meal in our house. It hides the greens, they taste fantastic and are quick to prepare. Its worth investing in a mixture dispenser to bring down the cannelloni tube stuffing time.

96 Comments

- - mom94125 said
  - 13 Oct 2014
    12:58 am
i’m going to try this
this looks so delicious!
thanks for posting

- - manda..84 said
  - 06 Oct 2014
    11:19 pm
on the menu this week thanks for your recipe

- - mggarner said
  - 30 Sep 2014
    10:54 am
Thank you so very much for sharing!

- - shortaez said
  - 26 Sep 2014
    11:48 pm
Worth a try thanks for sharing

- - mom56842 said
  - 24 Sep 2014
    5:07 pm
Still haven’t had a go at making Cannelloni yet, just reminded myself to do so, thanks for your recipe.

- - Lov'n'Life said
  - 24 Sep 2014
    9:55 am
looks good thank you for the recipe

- - rovermum said
  - 22 Sep 2014
    10:50 am
I just love cannelloni and often eat it out when we’re at a restaurant. I have only just tried a version of it at home, and this recipe will help me greatly.

- - mom63082 said
  - 21 Sep 2014
    8:04 pm
Will be trying this one

- - twinmum83 said
  - 19 Sep 2014
    1:27 pm
So yummy!

- - rachkap said
  - 19 Sep 2014
    2:26 am
SOunds and looks amazing – thanks

- - mom63082 said
  - 18 Sep 2014
    8:51 pm
Sounds yum

- - cherz said
  - 18 Sep 2014
    3:12 pm
Wow this looks like a wonderful vegetarian dish ,looks so yummy. thanx.

- - mom93821 said
  - 18 Sep 2014
    6:32 am
Thank you. Always need more vegetarian recipes and this looks absolutely delicious! Spinach is so good for you and would be perfect in cannelloni with all of that delicious ricotta cheese.
- mom93821 replied
  
  28 Apr 2019 , 7:29 pm
  This is an awesome cannelloni recipe.
- - jodes71 said
  - 16 Sep 2014
    10:33 pm
Now this looks yummy

- - maureen3 said
  - 16 Sep 2014
    6:29 pm
The family would love this

- - Mandi2406 said
  - 15 Sep 2014
    6:06 pm
Gosh that looks so tasty! Must try this!

- - mom56842 said
  - 15 Sep 2014
    10:54 am
I love cannelloni and haven’t had it in ages.

- - cloverstorm said
  - 15 Sep 2014
    7:09 am
Nom nom. Absolutely love spinach cannelloni, never made my own before.

- - damish70 said
  - 15 Sep 2014
    12:35 am
I love cannelloni! You have just reminded me that I need to make this recipe again

- - crystalangela said
  - 14 Sep 2014
    8:51 pm
I’ve never tried cannelloni but this doesn’t sound too difficult.
Thanks