Chicken Pork Mock Cannelloni Recipes

CHICKEN & PORK MOCK CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Filling.
• In a medium heavy skillet over medium heat cook the onion and garlic in the extra virgin olive oil until translucent, about 7 minutes.
• Do not brown.
• While the onion mixture is cooking cut the chicken and pork into 1 inch cubes.
• Add to onion mixture, stir frequently and cook until done, about 15 minutes.
• Let the mixture cool for 15 minutes.
• In a food processor combine the meat mixture with the ricotta cheese or cottage cheese.
• Pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Add the parmesan, egg yolks, nutmeg, and salt.
• Pulse to mix well-just don't turn it into paste, you want a little texture.
• Sauce.
• In a large saucepan over medium high heat combine the extra virgin olive oil and onion.
• Saute for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add the flour and stir well, allowing the mixture to just simmer.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk in the milk and chicken broth.
• Return to medium heat and reduce sauce to 1 and 1/3 cups, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Drain the tomatoes.
• Add tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, and basil to sauce mixture.
• Stir well and set aside.
• To assemble.
• Lightly oil 2 9x13x2 inch casserole dishes.
• Add 1/4 cup sauce to each casserole dish and lightly spread over bottom.
• Lay out two egg roll wrappers.
• Evenly place 6 tablespoons of meat mixture along the edge of each wrapper.
• Roll each wrapper to enclose filling.
• Repeat until all wrappers are used.
• Place rolled cannelloni, seam side down into prepared casserole dishes.
• Do not let the cannelloni touch each other.
• Evenly cover the cannelloni with the cheeses.
• Spoon the sauce around the cannelloni, dividing equally between the two casserole dishes.
• Sprinkle basil over cannelloni.
• At this point you can cover and refrigerate for 1 day.
• Bake uncovered in a 425 degree oven for 15 minutes, up to 20.
• Use a wide spatula to transfer cannelloni to plates-I do them one at a time as they will fall apart if you are not careful.
• Spoon sauce evenly between plates.
• If you have leftover meat you can freeze it for up to 3 months.
• For Electric Skillet-lightly oil your skillet, follow remaining directions, except reduce heat to 375 degrees, cooking for 20 minutes-do not cover unless your sauce is drying out.

THREE MEAT CANNELLONI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet. Add onion, celery, and carrot, and cook over moderate heat until softened. Add the garlic, and cook 1 minute. Add veal, pork, and beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is no longer pink. Add wine, and reduce for 1 minute. Stir in broth. Add herbs, bay leaf, and salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Uncover, and reduce until almost dry. Discard bay leaf. Set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan set over moderately low heat. Whisk in flour for approximately 2 minutes. Whisk in milk, grated nutmeg, and salt and pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in parsley and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Transfer the cooled meat mixture to a large bowl. Mix in egg yolks. Mix in the cheese and parsley sauce. Set aside.
• Combine the tomato sauce and cream, set aside.
• Cut the pasta sheets crosswise into 5 inch lengths. In a pot of boiling salted water, cook the noodles a few at a time until al dente. This should take only a minute or two with fresh pasta. Transfer to a bowl of cold water. Spread the noodles in one layer on paper towels to drain.
• Spoon 1/4 cup of the filling down the center of one noodle, and roll the noodle to enclose the filing. Transfer the cannelloni, seam side down, to a well buttered gratin dish. Repeat with the remaining noodles and filling, arranging in single layer. Ladle the tomato sauce over the cannelloni, and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until bubbling. Run under the broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 2 minutes, or until golden.

ITALIAN STYLE PORK AND SPINACH CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
• In a large bowl combine the pork mince, ricotta, spinach leaves, eggs, lemon thyme and pepper and mix well.
• Place the pork mixture into a piping bag with a large 4 cm plain tube.
• Lay the lasagne sheets on flat board and cut sheets into 2 or 3 sections depending upon size.
• Pipe the pork mixture onto the centre of each sheet of pasta. Roll to enclose filling. Brush the edge with a little water to seal. Place each roll fold side down in a shallow oven-proof dish in a single layer.
• Pour over the tomato pasta sauce and sprinkle surface with grated mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes until cheese is bubbling. Serve hot with crisp garden salad.
• Note:.
• This dish can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated for 48 hours prior to baking.

TWICE AS GOOD BEEF & PORK CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Filling: Brown garlic in olive oil. Add beef, pork, and 1/2 cup of pasta sauce (from the Tomato Sauce ingredients) and stir to combine. Brown until cooked and allow to cool to a manageable temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk eggs. Add the eggs, bread crumbs, ricotta, and parmesan cheese to the meat mixture.
• Use a piping bag to fill the cannelloni noodles.
• Red Sauce: Combine all ingredients and use half to cover the bottom of a baking dish (13 x 9 Corning or glass ware).
• Lay filled cannelloni noodles onto the sauce, then cover with remaining sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake for 1/2 - 3/4 hour or until bubbly.
• Cream Sauce: Make a roux with the butter and flour. Add remaining ingredients and whisk over medium heat until thickened.
• Spoon over individual servings of cannelloni and serve.

CHICKEN CANNELLONI

Steps:

• To make chicken filling:.
• Cook chicken until pink is just gone - do NOT overcook!Chop finely or grind.
• Combine oil, onion, celery, carrots and parsley in saucepan and cook for 10 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks in large bowl, add parmesan and ricotta cheeses and beat until smooth. Add salt, oregano, basil, nutmeg and pepper.
• Add chicken and broth and beat until well mixed.
• This may be covered and refrigerated or frozen until ready to use.
• CHEDDAR SAUCE:.
• Melt butter in sauce pan, add flour and stir until smooth.
• Add chicken broth, stirring constantly. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in cheddar cheese until well blended and thick. Now add prepared meat sauce and cream.
• Prepare Hollandaise Sauce and add to cheddar sauce.
• Cook cannelloni shells according to package directions.
• When cool, fill each shell ( a small spoon works well) with approximately 2 tablespoons of chicken filling.
• Spoon a thin layer of sauce into two 9"x13" baking dishes.
• PLace stuffed shells in dishes side by side 5 to a row. Spoon sauce around and over stuffed shells and sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese.
• Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes until cheese is bubbling. Serve at once.
• To make ahead: prepare the entire recipe to the baking stage and freeze.