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Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
Photo: Chiara Conti

Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni

18 ingredients Serves 2 openrecipes

This is such a wonderfully light and super-tasty cannelloni

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

733
Calories
31g
Protein
50g
Fat
40g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Mozzarella Cheese 1 oz (28g) 85
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Marjoram not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • • 2 knobs of butter
  • olive oil
  • • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced
  • • a large handful of fresh marjoram or oregano, roughly chopped
  • • ¼ of a nutmeg, grated
  • • 8 large handfuls of spinach, thoroughly washed
  • • a handful of fresh basil, stalks chopped, leaves ripped
  • • 2 x 400g tins of good-quality plum tomatoes, chopped
  • • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • • a pinch of sugar
  • 400g crumbly ricotta cheese
  • • 2 handfuls of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • • 16 cannelloni tubes
  • 200g mozzarella, broken up
  • for the white sauce
  • • 1 x 500ml tub of crème fraîche
  • • 3 anchovies, finely chopped
  • • 2 handfuls of freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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