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Pesto Cannelloni served in dish
Steph de Sousa

Pesto Cannelloni

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If you love creamy ricotta, fresh basil, and a cheesy, golden-baked top, this Pesto Cannelloni is calling your name! It's a fresh take on a classic, bursting with rich flavors and a zesty twist of lemon. Perfect for a cozy dinner or impressing guests with a dish that looks as amazing as it tastes.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Recipes
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 523
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Video

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch Basil keep 6 leaves aside
  • 1 cup shaved Emporium Selection Parmesan or Grana Padano
  • ½ cup Oh So Natural Pine Nuts
  • 1 Lemon – zest and juice
  • 2-3 tbsp The Olive Tree Olive Oil
  • 500 gm fresh Emporium Selection Ricotta
  • 1 packet fresh World Kitchen Lasagne sheets
  • 700 gm jar Remano Passata
  • 250 gm shredded Westacre Pizza Cheese
  • Stone Mill Salt and Black pepper to taste

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius
  2. In a large stick blender, blitz together the Basil, Pine Nuts, Grana Padano or Parmesan, and Lemon zest and juice and some Olive Oil, until not quite smooth.
  3. Add the Ricotta Cheese, Salt & Black Pepper to taste – and stir to combine.
  4. To construct the Cannelloni, spoon the mixture vertically down the centre of the lasagne sheet, two per sheet, roll into a tube so that the mixture is enclosed. Make sure you take the lasagna sheets out of the fridge and bring it to room temperature before filling them with the Pesto mix. Repeat this process until you have used up all the mixture
  5. pour 1 cup of Tomato Passata over the base of your baking dish as a thin layer and place the Pesto Cannelloni over it next to one another into a 34X24 rectangular baking dish.
  6. Add some Chilli flakes if you like it a bit spicy.
  7. Pour the remaining jar of Passata evenly on top and season with Salt and Pepper again.
  8. Sprinkle with Pizza Cheese and place 6 Basil leaves on top.
  9. Bake for 35 minutes or until Cheese is golden brown, and the centre has cooked through.

Nutrition

Calories: 523kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 30gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 449mgPotassium: 693mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1103IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 477mgIron: 3mg

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