Spinach & Ricotta Canelloni

 

Fixed my laptop so I have finally managed to add the picture! I have only ever had this dish in ready meal form from tesco and I didn't really like it but I'm running out of new ideas for pasta dishes so I thought I'd give this one a go. Needless to say stuffing the Canelloni tubes got very messy and I managed to smear ricotta all over the cupboards and the kitchen surfaces, and its in my hair.

Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 Pack of Pre-Made Canelloni tubes (approx 20)
500g Ricotta
300g Spinach
1 Jar Passata
2 Balls Mozzarella (Thinly Sliced)
1 Clove Garlic (Finely Chopped)
Salt, Pepper, Oregano

Wilt the spinach in a pan on a medium heat until soft and drain away the water. Place the spinach in a mixing bowl. Heat the passata with the garlic and add a pinch of salt, pepper and oregano. Mix the ricotta into the spinach in the bowl. Then spoon approximately 2 teaspoons full of the mixture into the Canelloni tubes and place into a oven dish. Once all of them are filled and placed in the dish, cover with the passata and top with the sliced mozzarella. Bake in the over on 200C for 20 minutes.

Turns out that this dish is actually quits nice when its homemade, and definitely something I will add to my repertoire. If you can't find pre-made Canelloni, you could blanch some lasagne sheets and roll the mixture up in those, or just layer the spinach and ricotta with sheets of pasta and the passata to make a vegetarian lasagne. The possibilities are endless.

On another note, I found some pine nuts today at long last, so expect to see those featuring in a recipe soon.