Spinach and RIcotta Canneloni - Real Recipes from Mums

Ingredients (serves 8)

1 packet of canneloni shells
250g frozen spinach (thawed)
1/2 cup grated cheese
2 tbsp olive oil
1 can tomato puree
1/2 cup thickened cream (optional)
1 tsp ground basil leaves
1 tsp nutmeg
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
225g fresh ricotta or cream cheese

Method

Mix spinach, ricotta cheese, egg yolks, garlic, grated cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper together thoroughly in a medium sized bowl.
Fill cannelloni tubes with the prepared mixture
To make the sauce, heat olive oil in frying pan, add tomato puree, basil, salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Remove from heat
Grease an oven proof baking dish and pour layer of sauce over the base leaving enough to cover cannelloni.
Place a single layer of filled cannelloni side by side in the baking dish. Pour over the remaining sauce and if desired thick cream. Sprinkle with grated cheese
Bake in oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 25-35 minutes (test by pricking with a skewer)

Notes

This is great for a sunday night dinner and then there's plenty left over for lunches for a few days! also good for when you have guests coming over, you can make it the night before and then you just need to warm it up. and it always tastes better the next day :D

103 Comments

- - BellaB said
  - 25 Sep 2024
    7:24 pm
Possibly a bit fiddly, but I love this flavour combination.

- - mom486197 said
  - 25 May 2024
    10:59 am
I love this recipe, it’s my go to comfort food. I haven’t put cream in it before but will have to try this. I think it will give it that extra creaming flavour.

- - Mum_Em said
  - 23 Feb 2024
    8:01 pm
Looks great. Looking for some new yummy recipes so will give this a try.

- - cassy26 said
  - 07 Aug 2022
    9:33 am
How good is cannelloni! and these ones look delicious…

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 30 Jun 2022
    6:22 pm
Not sure on the addition of cream, but do love cannelloni!

- - Frankiielot said
  - 09 Jan 2022
    8:13 pm
I always order a side of cannelloni when we eat Italian but never thought to make it.
I don’t know how I’d go with it not falling apart as I have a tendency to overstuff things!
Delicious looking recipe though.

- - mom462038 said
  - 24 Nov 2020
    12:23 pm
I was just thinking of making a cannelloni recipe for tea soon

- - serotonin said
  - 30 May 2019
    12:05 pm
Never made this before so will have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

- - happymum2018 said
  - 19 Dec 2018
    10:28 pm
I’ve made cannelloni once before and it was awesome thanks for sharing

- - MrsA said
  - 26 Nov 2018
    12:56 pm
I always look at cannelloni recipes but have never actually made them. This sounds nice and I want to try it but I don’t quite understand why people use frozen spinach instead of fresh…I assume it is interchangeable? I’m just going to get some spinach from my veggie garden and hope it works!

- - taynik46 said
  - 18 Jul 2018
    8:19 am
yum! thank you for the recipe – I love the tip about making it a day in advance – sounds perfect for a weekend cook up to stock the freezer with

- - happymum2018 said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    4:10 pm
this is a great meal thanks for sharing

- - mom112217 said
  - 26 Apr 2017
    12:15 pm
A lovely pasta recipe that look’s amazing!

- - mom62624 said
  - 12 Dec 2015
    12:31 pm
I would love to make these at home; thanks, looks great!.

- - mom57808 said
  - 06 Oct 2015
    6:34 am
mmm love cannoli

- - dannsbuild said
  - 24 Sep 2015
    5:22 pm
This looks really good! A nice recipe! Thanks

- - kymichelle said
  - 26 Feb 2015
    2:17 pm
This sounds really good. I’m going to try it without the cream (maybe with sour cream?) this weekend thanks!

- - mom57522 said
  - 30 Jan 2015
    7:13 am
I love pretty much anything with spinach and ricotta. This sounds amazing.

- - GeoEllie said
  - 25 Jan 2015
    7:16 pm
Oh wow, this is my favorite, but never made it myself, will definitely be trying it now.

- - mom93821 said
  - 08 Dec 2014
    10:51 am
Thanks for sharing this delicious looking recipe; will give it a go.