Cannelloni. In a large skillet, saute onion in olive oil until tender. This is a very special old Italian dish that warms your stomach, as well as your heart. It is a labor of love, but worth every bite!

The base of meat cannelloni is a sheet of fresh pasta made according to tradition, with flour and eggs, kneaded for a long time and left to rest for an hour before being flattened with the pasta roller. Cannelloni (pronounced [kannelˈloːni]; Italian for "large reeds") are a cylindrical type of lasagna generally served baked with a filling and covered by a sauce in Italian cuisine. Popular stuffings include spinach and ricotta or minced beef. You can have Cannelloni using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cannelloni

You need 1 cup of marinara sauce.
It's 1 lb of ground turkey.
It's 1 medium of chopped onion.
Prepare 5 tbsp of parmesan cheese.
You need 3 tbsp of heavy cream.
Prepare 1 of oregano.
You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
Prepare 3 of eggs.
Prepare 2 packages of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry.
It's 1 clove of minced garlic.
Prepare 3 tbsp of butter.
You need 2 cup of milk.
You need 1 box of manicotti shells.
You need 1 pinch of nutmeg.
It's 1 of salt and pepper.
Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.

The shells are then typically covered with tomato sauce. Cannelloni is a stuffed pasta dish (not to be confused with cannoli, which is a sweet dessert). Cannelloni shells can be found in most grocery stores or you can buy it online. You can substitute jumbo shells or manicotti shells (which are shorter tubes and have ridges).

Cannelloni step by step

Cook shells for 3 minutes..
Cook onion and garlic in oil until soft..
Add meat and brown. Drain excess oil..
Put meat mixture in large bowl. Add spinach, Parmesan cheese, cream and eggs. Season with salt, pepper, and oregano..
Make Bechamel: melt butter, add flour, blend, slowly add milk, cook slowly while stirring constantly until thick, season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg..
Stuff into precooked shells and place into a casserole dish that has a thin layer of marinara sauce on the bottom. Pour Bechamel sauce over cannelloni, top with a thin layer of marinara. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese..
Bake at 375 for 20 min..

Either of those optoins will need to be pre-cooked. Cannelloni Italian Casserole is one of those dishes that feels like a great big hug. The cheesy filling and flavorful red sauce are classic Italian comfort food that makes everyone feel special. You and your family are going to be coming back to this one again and again. I can't wait to hear what you think of it!