Homemade Casual Dinner Recipe: Cannelloni

Ingredients

1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed

Cooking spray 

1/4 cup finely chopped onion 

2 garlic cloves, minced 

1/2 pound ground chuck 

1/2 pound ground turkey 

1/4 cup egg substitute

5 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided 

1 1/4 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning, divided

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 (8-ounce) cans no-salt-added tomato sauce 

1/8 teaspoon salt 

12 cooked manicotti shells

White Sauce Click the link for the Recipe

Method

Place spinach between paper towels, and squeeze until barely moist; set aside.

Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Add onion and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add spinach; sauté 1 minute. 

Place mixture in a large bowl; set aside.

Combine ground chuck and turkey in skillet; cook over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain and pat dry with paper towels; add to spinach mixture. Add egg substitute, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper; stir well, and set aside.

Combine tomato sauce, 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl; spread 1 cup over bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. 

Preheat oven to 375º. Stuff each shell with 1/3 cup spinach mixture; arrange on top of tomato sauce mixture in dish. 

Pour remaining tomato sauce mixture over shells; spoon White Sauce evenly over tomato sauce mixture. 

Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 375º for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

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