The other night I tried something that I've never made before - cannelloni. I made up the recipe based on observations of other people's cooking, and I cheated - I didn't make the pasta myself, I bought the cannelloni tubes. One step at a time I say. Sorry, no measurements again.
Spinach
Leeks
Ricotta
Olive oil
Garlic
Cannelloni Pasta tubes
Paremesan
Pasta sauce (passata)
In a large saucepan heat a generous amount of oil. Finely slice the leeks and add to the saucepan with some garlic (if you like). Saute.
Chop the spinach roughly and add to the saucepan. No need to add water as the spinach will release enough. Once the spinach is cooked through you can take off the heat.
Spinach straight from mum's garden!
Put the spinach in a colander and leave to cool and drain. The mixture needs to be quite 'dry'.
Roughly mash the ricotta and add the spinach mixture. Mix well and add some paremsan cheese.
In a separate saucepan, more olive oil and saute an onion, add the pasta sauce and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, but don't cook the sauce complete, you need it a bit runny.
Cover the base of your baking tray with some of the sauce. Fill the cannelloni tubes with the spinach mixture and neatly lay them into the baking tray. Cover the tubes with the pasta sauce.
Bake in the oven until cooked. Leave to sit for some time before serving.
Enjoy.
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