Monday, March 14, 2011

Cannelloni stuffed with tomato sauce

Cannelloni stuffed with tomato sauce

Ingredients
(for 2)
6 cannelloni
500g of peeled tomatoes (available in cans)
1 small white onion 
1 carrot
200g of minced meat
100g of prawns
100g of calamari
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Salt and pepper
Olive oil 

Instructions
Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
Prepare cannelloni as indicated on the packaging
Clean and cut prawns and calamari into small pieces (to fit into the cannelloni).
Peel and dice onion and carrot and fry in heated up pan with olive oil.
Add in minced meat, prawns and calamari and fry until fragrant.
Smash peeled tomatoes with a blender until creamy and pour into pan with cooked ingredients.
Add bay leaf, oregano, salt and pepper and leave to simmer.
Remove from heat once tomato sauce is rich and thick.
Stuff filling into individual cannelloni, and lay on baking tray.
Finish with a layer of tomato mixture and sprinkle generously with mozzarella cheese.
Bake in preheated oven at 200 degrees celsius for 15 minutes or until browned and cannelloni are cooked through.
 
Serve hot.

Bon appétit!

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