Cannelloni with minced meat in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake cannelloni with minced meat in the oven? Prepare your ingredients. Minced meat is suitable from any meat, but for a more “Italian taste” it is preferable to use beef. You can replace tomato sauce with tomatoes in their own juice (like mine), ketchup or tomato paste (2 tbsp). For spices, I use Italian herbs; basil, oregano, and rosemary are also good. Take any hard cheese, I use Parmesan.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel the onion and garlic, chop finely and fry over low heat in oil until transparent. Then add the minced meat to the pan and mash it well with a wooden spatula, breaking up any large lumps. Fry the meat for 5-7 minutes until the color changes.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add tomato sauce or tomatoes in their own juice to the minced meat (here you should pay attention that there are no large pieces of tomatoes, they will interfere when stuffing the pasta). Add salt to taste, ground black pepper and dry herbs. Stir and simmer the meat sauce over medium heat until the liquid evaporates. This will take 5-10 minutes, depending on how much liquid was in the tomato sauce. Leave the finished meat filling to cool.

4. STEP 4

   

   Meanwhile, prepare the béchamel sauce. Melt the butter in a thick-bottomed saucepan over low heat. Add flour and, stirring constantly, fry it for a couple of minutes. Heat the milk and gradually pour it into the flour mixture, stirring it constantly (it’s easier to use a whisk). Over medium heat, bring the sauce to a boil, season with salt and spices. Cook it with continuous stirring for 3-5 minutes until slightly thickened. Then leave the sauce to cool

5. STEP 5

   

   Stuff the cannelloni with the cooled minced meat. Add filling until it completely fills the pasta, being careful not to break it. It is convenient to stuff the cannelloni with minced meat by placing them vertically on a plate. Turn on the oven to preheat at 180 degrees.

6. STEP 6

   

   Carefully choose a baking dish - you need to select it in size so that the cannelloni lie in it in one layer, preferably tightly to each other. Pour bechamel sauce into the selected baking dish so that it completely covers the bottom. Place the stuffed pasta in a single layer.

7. STEP 7

   

   If necessary, you can lay out the cannelloni in a chaotic manner, but always in one layer so that when baking they are completely covered with the sauce.

8. STEP 8

   

   Pour the remaining bechamel sauce over the cannelloni. If the pasta is left without sauce, it may dry out in the oven and will not be tasty. Sprinkle grated cheese on top. Place the pan in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.

9. STEP 9

   

   Remove the finished cannelloni with minced meat from the oven and let cool slightly. Using a knife, cut them into portions and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Kate

13.08.2023

4.6

I’ve never cooked anything like this, but I was interested in the recipe. It turned out well, next time I will experiment with the ingredients. I have this recipe in mind

Ira

13.08.2023

4.9

The recipe is very interesting! I’ve seen how large shells, sushi and bagels are stuffed, but I’ve never even seen pasta like this, where can I buy it? Are these really sold somewhere and where can you buy them? And the dish probably tastes something like naval pasta?

Irisha

13.08.2023

4.8

The pasta is very tasty) and filling, I couldn’t eat more than two pieces)) Irish, such pasta is sold in the department next to other pasta, now they are very common) and you’re right about the taste, when I was cooking I also had an association with pasta naval style, but with sauce, it turned out juicy and satisfying

Magnago

13.08.2023

4.9

Irisha, for the future, try making caneloni yourself someday. I mean, just cut out rectangles of pasta dough, place a line of filling down the center, roll into a tube and place in a pre-greased pan, seam side down. Homemade cannelloni is definitely tastier than ready-made ones.

Nincha

13.08.2023

4.9

Very good recipe! Thank you very much! Everything worked out just right for me. Only I made the sauce with baked milk. I liked it even better.

Anna

13.08.2023

4.6

I’m very glad that it worked out and that you enjoyed it!))

Diana

13.08.2023

4.6

Good evening! I didn't have time to take a photo.... everyone was eager to try this beauty! I want to express my gratitude to the author of the recipe! The dish turned out PERFECT! I repeated everything according to the recipe exactly down to the gram. I’ve already made it before using a different recipe, I wasn’t delighted, I didn’t even want to make it again, but I still had a package of cannelloni left. Thanks a lot! It was very very tasty!!!