Anna's Cannelloni

Anna makes homemade pasta and fresh tomato sauce to go with this. It's amazing!! The cannelloni can be make ahead and frozen without damaging the integrity of the dish! Just freeze the cannelloni separately from the sauce.

(This picture was taken before the cannelloni baked...it's beautiful, very impressive!)

The filling:

1 lb. spinach

2 lbs. Italian Ricotta cheese (Anna buys it fresh from a nearby Italian market)

Kraft Italian 5 cheeses (I just use 1 lb. Mozzarella for everything)

Parmesan and Romano cheeses, grated (I use the hard cheeses to top off the cannelloni)

1/4 c. Cream

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. butter

 Melt the butter and stir in the cream. Add the spinach and then the Parmesan. The spinach has to be cooked, drained and chopped through with a knife. Stir in the ricotta and season with salt and nutmeg. Place a dap in the center of the prepared noodles. 

 

I use Anna's fresh tomato sauce for this dish....It makes the dish incredibly light!!