Cannelloni with prosciutto and zucchini
Cannelloni with prosciutto and zucchini recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- 12 cannelloni shells, cooked
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 medium zucchini, diced
- 8 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup chopped prosciutto or ham
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 3/4 cup bechamel sauce
- Bechamel sauce:
- 3 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
Recipe method:
- Cook the cannelloni noodles for half the time directed on the package. Drain and let cool.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Heat olive oil in a large saut pan until hot.
- Add the zucchini, garlic, red pepper flakes, onion, salt and pepper and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add the wine and chicken stock and boil until most of the liquid cooks away, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Place zucchini mixture into food processor with the ricotta and 1/3 cup of the parmesan cheese, the prosciutto and parsley.
- Process to a smooth consistency.
- Transfer filling to piping bag.
- Place the tip of bag into one end of the cannelloni and fill halfway.
- Repeat for the other side of noodle.
- Pour 1 cup of the tomato sauce into a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Place filled cannelloni on top of sauce.
- Pour the remaining tomato sauce over and top with bechamel sauce.
- Top with remaining parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
- Bechamel sauce:
- In a large saucepan, warm the milk until steaming.
- In another saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Whisk the flour into the melted butter to create a roux.
- Continue cooking for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not let the flour brown.
- Remove pan from heat. Add the nutmeg to hot milk.
- Pour a little at a time of the warm milk into the roux, whisking vigorously to prevent lumps.
- When milk has been added, return pan to heat, whisking until sauce thickens.
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