🍃 Spinach Ricotta Cannelloni 🍃

🍃 Spinach Ricotta Cannelloni 🍃

Ingredients for 4 people:

For the pasta and the filling: 200g cannelloni pasta (I used the one from Barilla) 70 g spinach 350g butternut squash 250g ricotta 1 egg 50 g parmesan 2tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper

For the bechamel sauce: 600ml milk 50g flour 50g butter ½ tsp nutmeg, salt and pepper 40g parmesan

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (conventional oven with a fan).
2. Cut the butternut squash in two and clean the seeds, brush it with olive oil, season it with salt. Roast it until it is soft and tender.
3. Cook the spinach in a pan with olive oil until the leaves are soft.
4. Put the spinach, butternut squash in a bowl and blend them until they become a puree. Let it cool!
5. Add the ricotta cheese and one egg to the puree, mix. Season it with salt and pepper.
6. In a saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
7. Add the flour and mix ix quickly (but very quickly) with a whisk. Stir until the mixture is smooth and without lumps.
8. Cook for 30-60 seconds so the flour becomes tastier and absorb the butter fats.
9. Meanwhile heat the milk, without bringing to a boil. Pour the milk slowly over the flour and butter mixture, while stirring with a whisk to prevent the formation of lumps.
10. When the milk is completely poured over the sauce, put the saucepan back on low heat. Keep mixing constantly, until you have a fairly thick consistency (about 10-15 minutes). The sauce is ready when it sticks to the back of a wooden spoon.
11. Add parmesan cheese, salt and nutmeg to the bechamel sauce. Stir it until it is smooth.
12. Pour half of the bechamel sauce in a casserole and spread it evenly.
13. With a help of a piping bag fill the cannelloni pasta with the filling you can also use a small spoon).
14. Place the filled pasta in the casserole until it is full.
15. When casserole is full of filled pasta, pour the remaining bechamel on the cannelloni and cover it all.
16. When the pasta is covered with the sauce, layer the top with parmesan cheese.
17. Place in the oven and cook it for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven once the top is golden.

Enjoy! 🍝

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