- Category: 2025 Milk Calendar
Savour this delicious ricotta-stuffed cannelloni filled with roasted zucchini and sage, smothered in a rich and buttery parmesan cheese sauce.
Ingredients
BASE
FILLING
SAUCE
GARNISH
Instructions
- StepPreheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grate the zucchini and squeeze out any excess moisture. Toss grated zucchini with half of the salt and spread on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Set aside.
Filling
- StepIn a medium bowl, combine all the filling ingredients and the roasted zucchini and stir until well incorporated. Set aside.
Sauce
- StepIn a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and garlic, and sauté until translucent. Sprinkle flour into the saucepan, stir, and cook for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and slowly whisk in milk. Once the milk is fully incorporated, increase the heat to medium.
- StepStir the sauce often until it thickens. Add 1/3 cup (30 g) of parmesan cheese and continue to cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until the sauce coats the back of a spoon, remove from heat and set aside.
Assembly
- StepUsing a piping bag (cut, without a tip), fill the cannelloni shells with the prepared filling. Pour half of the prepared sauce into a 9x13-inch baking pan. Arrange the filled cannelloni in the baking pan without stacking them. Pour the remaining sauce over the pasta. Bake covered for 20 minutes.
- StepRemove the cover, sprinkle with the remaining parmesan cheese, and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked and the cheese is golden brown. Top with crispy sage, and garnish with a squeeze of lemon.