Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Ricotta Spinach and Chicken Cannelloni

Cannelloni tubes
Olive oil
Sweet onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Ricotta cheese
1 bag baby spinach
Salt and pepper
Jarred tomato pasta sauce (I like Barilla or Prego)
1 1/2 cups half and half
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 t dried basil
1/4 t dried oregano
1/8 t nutmeg

1. Cook cannelloni tubes for five minutes and drain

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.k

3. Heat oil over medium high heat

4. Add onion and sauté for a few minutes. Stir in garlic and chicken and continue to warm through.

5. Add milk and simmer for 2 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Stir in ricotta until well blended.

6. Add spinach and cook until wilted.

7. Remove from heat and let stand a few minutes.

8. Spoon pasta sauce on bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.

9. Stuffed prepared chicken mixture into tubes. Arrange cannelloni in single layer on top of pasta sauce.

10. In a mixing bowl, mix together half and half through nutmeg. Poor over the stuffed cannelloni noodles.

11. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let set for 5 minutes.


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