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Creamy Cannelloni with Chicken & Almonds

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Recipe

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

70 min

Ready

1 hrs
Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
22 each pasta, cannelloni
precooked
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2 each tomatoes
chopped
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2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
grated
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sauce
3 tablespoons butter
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1 each onions
chopped
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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 ½ cups chicken broth
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1 cup light cream (half&half)
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1 x salt and black pepper
to taste
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¾ cup swiss cheese
grated
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filling
1 ½ cups chicken
cooked, diced
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1 package spinach, frozen
thawed and drained
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¾ cup ricotta cheese
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cup almonds
slivered, toasted
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¼ cup Parmesan cheese
grated
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1 each eggs
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¼ teaspoon nutmeg
grated
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
22 each pasta, cannelloni
precooked
*
2 each tomatoes
chopped
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3E+1 ml Parmesan cheese
grated
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sauce
45 ml butter
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1 each onions
chopped
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45 ml all-purpose flour
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355 ml chicken broth
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237 ml light cream (half&half)
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1 x salt and black pepper
to taste
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177 ml swiss cheese
grated
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filling
355 ml chicken
cooked, diced
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1 package spinach, frozen
thawed and drained
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177 ml ricotta cheese
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79 ml almonds
slivered, toasted
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59 ml Parmesan cheese
grated
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1 each eggs
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1.3 ml nutmeg
grated
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Directions

Sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan.

Sauté onion until tender. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.

Add stock, cream, salt and pepper.

Cook until boiling and thickened, 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in the Swiss cheese.

Cover with waxed paper and set aside.

Filling: Combine chicken, spinach, Ricotta, almonds, Parmesan, egg and nutmeg.

Blend all ingredients together.

Assembly: Place filling in the pre-cooked shells.

Pour a thin layer of sauce over the bottom of a baking dish .

Arrange the stuffed cannelloni in a single layer over the sauce.

Sprinkle with the chopped tomatoes, and pour the sauce over the cannelloni.

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Cover with aluminium foil.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 60 to 70 minutes or until pasta is soft and the top bubbles.

Note: The kind of pasta used in this dish is dried, but is usually called "oven ready".



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 284g (10.0 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 37061% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 25g 39%
Saturated Fat 14g 72%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 131mg 44%
Sodium 349mg 15%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 4%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Sugars g
Protein 48g
Vitamin A 109% Vitamin C 13%
Calcium 32% Iron 11%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 
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