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Cannelloni stuffed with cottage cheese and spinach

 

So we meet again!!

This weekend was quite boring as we were restricted to the confines of our apartment.With the temperatures rising and the snow melting there was slush everywhere and with me paranoid about mud and slush there was no chance that i would step out.So finally we languished in front of the TV in our night suits, played scrabble ,completed my daughter’s environmental science project, made a waste paper bin for my daughter’s room, did some blog hopping and admiring the creativity and made cannelloni for lunch:)). Phew!!

Back in India it was a tedious task for me to go hunting for Cannelloni in the stores, here its a joy to shop for continental stuff, you name it and its there.

Cannelloni is a big pipe shaped pasta or basically large stuffable tubes( courtesy wikipedia). The basic idea is from Nita Mehta’s chicken cannelloni but the stuffing has been incorporated by me. The stuffed pasta is layered with tomato sauce and bechamel sauce(white sauce) and baked with a generous sprinkling of mozzarella cheese. Yumm!!!!Every mouthful leading to sheer bliss.

 

Just forget being health conscious for a while and pamper your taste buds!!

Cannelloni stuffed with cottage cheese and spinach
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Cottage cheese stuffed pasta cylinders, layered with red and white sauce and a generous sprinkling of Mozarella!
Servings Prep Time
5 portions 30 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
5 portions 30 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Cannelloni stuffed with cottage cheese and spinach
Print Recipe
Cottage cheese stuffed pasta cylinders, layered with red and white sauce and a generous sprinkling of Mozarella!
Servings Prep Time
5 portions 30 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
5 portions 30 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
For the stuffing:
For the tomato sauce:
For the bechamel sauce:
Servings: portions
Instructions
  1. Boil ready made cannelloni tubes in boiling water with the salt and oil for 7-8 minutes or till done.Read the packet instructions.
  2. To prepare the stuffing, heat oil, add the onion and garlic, fry till onion is soft.Add the bell peppers ,corn and spinach and saute for 2-3 minutes.Add the crumbled cottage cheese, herbs,tomato puree, salt and pepper.Cook till the mixture is dry.
  3. To prepare the tomato sauce,heat oil ,add garlic,fry till light brown.Add onion and fry till transparent.Add all the other ingredients and boil till slightly thick pouring consistency(not dry)
  4. To prepare the bechamel sauce heat butter, add the flour and cook till it has a light brown tinge.Reduce heat and add milk stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed.Add seasonings and cook till the sauce starts coating the back of the spoon.Remove from heat,add cheese and mix well.
  5. Stuff cannelloni tubes with the prepared stuffing.
  6. To assemble, spread some tomato sauce at the base of the baking dish.Arrange the stuffed cannelloni on it in a single layer.Spread rest of the tomato sauce on it.Then spread the bechamel sauce on it to cover completely.
  7. Top it up with grated mozzarella cheese and bake at 180 deg C for 20 mins or till cheese is golden in colour.
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18 thoughts on “Cannelloni stuffed with cottage cheese and spinach”

  • saswati,
    its so good to know u dear,
    keep posting yum recipes…
    Thanks for coming to my place …
    I am just so curious to know more about Russia,their cuisine ,culture …share more with pics also ..it will be agreat thing to cover ..
    and welcome to blogging world..
    hugs and smiles

  • hi vandana i think you should get in mumbai now…though i didnt find them 1 yr back:)

    hi sia!!yes its actually a nice meal for weekends.

    hi jaya i will surely post more russian recipes and about russian culture.

    hi uma thanx for visiting blog.

  • Well, this is something i still have not found in bangalore. Its been just a few months, bt will hunt. I love this dish. Thanks for posting, spinach goes so well with pasta’s especially the stuffed ones. Nice pictures as well

  • I am salivating badly, and you are responsible for it!! Too yummy looking. I make a similar thing but your cheese pond took my heart away!

  • This is great Saswati…I have canneloni lying waiting to be cooked & I was looking for a nice recipe for ages. Looks like it’s this one. Will try is next week hopefully & then tell you about it! Its got everything that I love…cottage cheese, spinach, bell peppers & corn too! YUM!!

  • Saswati, I checked this wonderful recipe.This is my favorite combo.Wonderful presentation.Felt really soothing with the background music.
    Great job Saswati !!!!!!.

  • My Fav, looks super delicious and baked to perfection.Thanks for visiting my blog.Loved reading abt the different places and cuisines.

  • hey saswati, thanks a tonne for such a wonderful recipe. This was my first attempt with a cannelloni pasta. But trust me! It came out yumm! I jus made couple of small additions. Tat is some grated carrots to d veggies, and also added a pinch of nutmeg along with d seasoning. But no chang in d rest. We are non vegetarians, but my hubby didnot even realize tat d pasta was vegetarian with cottage cheese due to its taste. He is d best critic i have come acrosss. And he loved it and am on d ninth cloud. Thanks a tonne! This is d first recipe tat i have tried from ya blog and am impressed! Good work!

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