Silverbeet & ricotta cannelloni
Ingredients
- 350 grams sliver beet leaves washed
- 4-6 rashers bacon diced
- 1 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup pinenuts toasted optional
- ½ cup ricotta or cottage cheese
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 125 grams instant cannelloni tubes
- 1½ cups pasta sauce
- ½ cup water
- Nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C.Shred the silver beet finely. In a fry pan add a dash of oil and cook the bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from pan.
- Add the butter and silver beet and cook only until wilted.
- Mix together the bacon sliver beet, pinenuts ricotta or cottage cheese and half the parmesan.
- Season with a pinch of salt, ground black pepper and nutmeg. Fill the cannelloni tubes with the mix.
- Mix together the pasta sauce and water. Place a half a cup of sauce into an ovenproof dish. Place the filled tubes on top of sauce and add remaining sauce on top and the remaining parmesan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Serve with crusty bread and salad leaves.