Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni

意式牛肉菠菜焗意粉筒

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni: Pasta tubes filled with beef and spinach bake beneath tomato and white sauces.

Total time: 75 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Pasta tubes filled with beef and spinach bake beneath tomato and white sauces.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

250 g cannelloni tubes
500 g beef
250 g Spinach
600 g tomato
1 piece onion
2 piece garlic
500 ml milk
40 g all-purpose flour
40 g butter
150 g mozzarella cheese

Seasonings

1 tsp salt
1 tsp Black pepper

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni: 250 g cannelloni tubes, 500 g beef, 250 g Spinach, 600 g tomato, 1 piece onion, 2 piece garlic, 500 ml milk, 40 g all-purpose flour, 40 g butter, 150 g mozzarella cheese, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp Black pepper

02

Tools

knife
cutting board
frying pan
wooden spoon
pot
whisk
mixing bowl
baking dish
oven
oven mitts

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni: knife, cutting board, frying pan, wooden spoon, pot, whisk, mixing bowl, baking dish, oven, oven mitts

03

Steps

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Preheat the oven to 190°C.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190°C

Preheat the oven to 190°C.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Chop spinach, onion and garlic.

Step 2

Chop spinach, onion and garlic

Chop spinach, onion and garlic.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Brown beef for 6 minutes, breaking it apart.

Step 3

Brown beef for 6 minutes, breaking it apart

Brown beef for 6 minutes, breaking it apart.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Add onion, garlic and spinach and cook 5 minutes until dry.

Step 4

Add onion, garlic and spinach and cook 5 minutes until dry

Add onion, garlic and spinach and cook 5 minutes until dry.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Season the filling, spread it out and cool.

Step 5

Season the filling, spread it out and cool

Season the filling, spread it out and cool.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Simmer tomato 12 minutes into a thick sauce.

Step 6

Simmer tomato 12 minutes into a thick sauce

Simmer tomato 12 minutes into a thick sauce.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute.

Step 7

Melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute

Melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Whisk in milk gradually and cook until smooth and thick.

Step 8

Whisk in milk gradually and cook until smooth and thick

Whisk in milk gradually and cook until smooth and thick.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Fill each cannelloni tube with cooled beef mixture.

Step 9

Fill each cannelloni tube with cooled beef mixture

Fill each cannelloni tube with cooled beef mixture.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Layer tomato sauce, filled tubes and white sauce, covering pasta fully.

Step 10

Layer tomato sauce, filled tubes and white sauce, covering pasta fully

Layer tomato sauce, filled tubes and white sauce, covering pasta fully.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Add cheese, bake covered 30 minutes, then uncovered 10 minutes.

Step 11

Add cheese, bake covered 30 minutes, then uncovered 10 minutes

Add cheese, bake covered 30 minutes, then uncovered 10 minutes.

Italian Beef and Spinach Cannelloni — Rest 10 minutes before portioning and serving.

Step 12

Rest 10 minutes before portioning and serving

Rest 10 minutes before portioning and serving.

Common mistakes

Wet filling is hard to pipe, and uncovered pasta tubes dry out.

Tips

Cool the filling before stuffing the tubes for safer, neater handling.