Cannelloni pasta tubes are stuffed with a classic beef ragù, then topped with an oozy cheese sauce – this is Italian comfort food at its best.
557 kcal
/serving
2h
Serves
8
Medium
Italian
Ingredients
- 250 g dried cannelloni tubes
- 2 sprigs of rosemary
- 4 slices of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon
- olive oil
- 500 g higher-welfare beef mince (5% fat)
- 2 onions
- 2 carrots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 sticks of celery
- 1 x small bottle of red wine (187 ml), or 1 medium glass (175 ml)
- 2 x 400 g tins of quality plum tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 600ml (2.5 cups) semi-skimmed milk
- 50 g Parmesan cheese, plus extra for grating
- 1 whole nutmeg, for grating
Preparation
Not specified
Cooking
- For the ragù, pick and finely chop the rosemary leaves, finely chop the bacon, then place in a large deep casserole pan on a high heat with 3 tablespoons of olive oil, stirring regularly, until lightly golden.
- Add the mince, breaking it up with your spoon, and let it brown for 15 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Peel the onions, carrots and garlic, then finely chop with the celery, add to the pan, and cook for another 15 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Pour in the wine and let it cook away for a few minutes, then tip in the tomatoes, fill both the tins with water, swirl around and pour into the pan.
- Bring to the boil, breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
- Reduce to a low heat and simmer for 1 hour, or until thick and delicious.
- Taste, then season to perfection.
- Once the ragù is ready, sit a colander in a deep roasting tray (around 25-30cm) and spoon the ragù into the colander.
- Give it a wiggle to allow most of the tomato sauce to collect in the tray below.
- Leave to cool slightly while you start the white sauce – this will make it easier to fill your tubes of pasta later.
- For the white sauce, peel and finely slice the onion and garlic.
- Melt the butter in a large pan over a medium heat, then add the onion and garlic and cook for 15 minutes, or until soft and lightly golden, stirring occasionally and adding a splash of water, if needed.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F (175°C)/gas 4.
- Spoon the beef mixture into the tubes of pasta, then lay them into the roasting tray, nestling on top of the tomato sauce.
- Once the onions and garlic are ready, stir in the flour then, splash-by-splash, stir in the milk.
- Keep stirring over the heat until your sauce is smooth and thick, then finely grate in the Parmesan and mix well.
- Taste, then season to perfection with sea salt, black pepper and a fine grating of nutmeg.
- Turn the cannelloni tubes over in the sauce in the tray, and then spoon over the white sauce in one even layer.
- Grate over a little extra nutmeg and Parmesan, then bake on the bottom shelf of the oven for 45 minutes, or until golden, blipping and gorgeous.
- Leave to sit for 15 minutes, then serve with a seasonal salad.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
Nutrition per Serving
557
Calories
23.6g
Protein
20% DV
41.0g
Carbs
14% DV
31.4g
Fat
40% DV
3.9g
Fiber
10% DV
10.4g
Sugars
287mg
Sodium
19% DV
79mg
Cholesterol
23% DV
| Health Labels | Egg Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Fish Free Shellfish Free Crustacean Free Mustard Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free |
* Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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