Cannelloni straight-up

Photography: Brett Stevens/Styling: Yael Grinham
Photography: Brett Stevens/Styling: Yael Grinham


Serving size: Serves 10 or more
Cooking time: More than 2 hours
Special options: Kid friendly
Favourite flavours: Beef, Pasta

Cannelloni straight-up
INGREDIENTS

3 x 250g packets cannelloni tubes
2/3 cup (70g) grated mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese

FILLING
¼ cup (60ml) olive oil
2 large (400g) brown onions, chopped fi nely
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 medium (240g) carrots, chopped fi nely
2 trimmed (200g) celery stalks, chopped
1.5kg beef mince
2 x 400g cans diced tomatoes
¾ cup (210g) tomato paste
1 litre (4 cups) water
2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

CHEESE SAUCE
60g butter
1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
3 cups (750ml) milk
1 cup (80g) grated parmesan cheese

METHOD

FILLING:
Heat the oil in a large saucepan; cook onion, garlic, carrot and celery over low heat until vegetables are soft. Remove vegetables from the pan. Add beef; cook, stirring over high heat, until beef is browned all over, breaking up any lumps.

Return the vegetables to the pan with the undrained tomatoes, tomato paste,
water and oregano; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, partially covered,
for about 1 hour or until thickened slightly, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, add the parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper.

CHEESE SAUCE:
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the
flour; stir over medium heat for about 1 minute or until mixture is grainy.

Gradually stir in the milk; stir over heat until sauce boils and thickens. Remove
from heat, stir in the cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan forced).

Spoon a quarter of the Filling into the base of a 26cm round (11.5cm deep)
ovenproof pan or dish. Gently press the cannelloni tubes upright into the Filling.
Don't pack the cannelloni tubes too tightly as they need space to expand. Spoon the remaining Filling into the tubes; gently tap pan on bench to settle the mixture.

Pour the Cheese Sauce over cannelloni, sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan.
Bake, uncovered, for about 40 minutes or until cannelloni is tender.
Suitable to freeze.

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User comments
RE amy in Perth - the recipe serves 10, so if average household is 4-5 ... how hard is it to halve the ingredients of the recipe? sheesh!
I agree, this looks like a great recipe, Iam a cook at a local child care centre and am always on the lookout for cheap recipes that can be increased for 30 -40 children. Any others would be appreciated, keep them coming
hi, this looks like a fabulous recipe - i'm keen to try it. just a thought though - on average house holds are 2 adults and 2 or 3 kids. this recipe is huge - maybe you could have a conversion for all your recipes that automatically adjust it to the size you need ie- if it's made for 10, you could enter in how many people you need to serve and it would automatically adjust the quatities. just a thought.

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