Beef Cannelloni Bake

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
2. In an 11 x 17 inch baking dish, crumble beef or veal and toss with carrots, celery, onion and spinach. Add 1 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 2 tablespoons olive oil and wine. Mix well. Place in heated oven and roast until beef or veal is brown and vegetables are soft, about 30 to 40 minutes. Note: Be careful to not burn the meat and vegetables; this is a very hot temperature. If meat begins to smoke, lower oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Stir often while baking. Cool for 15 minutes.
3. Place meat mixture in food processor and process until finely chopped. Add cream, roma tomatoes, cheese, dry herbs and basil. Stir and return to oven for approximately 20 minutes. Remove from oven and lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Let mixture cool for 15 to 20 minutes, then stuff each cannelloni with 2 to 3 tablespoons of mixture. Place in a clean 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
4. To Make Tomato Sauce: Place Italian style tomatoes with liquids in food processor and process until smooth. Set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add 2 cloves chopped garlic and 1 chopped onion; saute until soft. Add processed tomatoes, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and saute 5 to 10 minutes or until sauce is no longer watery. Add fresh basil leaves and cook for 1 minute longer.
5. Pour tomato sauce over cannelloni and bake for 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbly.

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oopretttynpinkoo

Jul. 27, 2007

"This was so good. I didn't realize how long it took. So to shorten the time I browned the beef in a skillet, then I cooked the carrots, celery, and onion with the salt and pepper in another skillet...." See more Then I added the beef and the spinich and wine (Then I put the lid on the skillet for a few minutes)Also instead of using a fresh tomato I used 1c of crushed tomato. This seriously cut down on the time. Then I followed everything until it came to the sauce. I used the rest of the crushed tomatoes instead of the stewed tomatoes and I roased some garlic. I didn't have anymore onion so I left that out of the sauce. This dish turned out super great! I would make again, but will be more prepared with how much time it takes to make."

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SRABBANI

Dec. 22, 2004

"delicious! takes time to prepare, but prepare a double batch and freeze half. use the no-cook cannelloni, it's much easier to stuff...." See more"

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CHEF70

Jan. 20, 2004

"This is what I call REAL cannelloni! Often when you order cannelloni at reataurants they bring you some pasta with some spinach leaves in it. But this is cannelloni the way italian mothers make it. It..." See more takes a while to make it, but it's really worth the hassle. Besides you can make a double portion and freeze the rolls for later. I've made this dish for friends and neighbours and they always moan with pleasure. That's always nice for the chef, right?"