Beef and Cheese Cannelloni
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr
Ready in
Ingredients
for
6
- Ingredients
- 12 mancotti (shells)
- 2 cups meatless spaghetti sauce
- ¼ cup onions (minced)
- ½ tsp garlic cloves (minced)
- 3 cups ground Beef
- 3 cups fresh Mushrooms (chopped)
- 2 cups frozen, chopped Spinach (thawed, drained and minced)
- ¼ cup Parmesan
- 1 tsp dried oregano (crushed)
- ¾ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp peppers
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Cutting board, 1 Fine grater, 1 Small knife, 1 Citrus juicer, 1 Large knife, 1 deep bowl, 1 Immersion blender, 1 Ladle, 1 Tablespoon
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2.
In a heavy skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef for 2 minutes, stirring. Add the garlic, onions and mushrooms and continue cooking until beef is browned. Remove from heat. Stir in spinach, Parmesan cheese, oregano, salt and pepper.
3.
Cook manicotti shells according to package directions. Rinse in cold water.
4.
Fill each manicotti shell with the beef mixture and place in a lightly oiled 13"x9"x2" baking dish. Pour the spaghetti sauce over and top with the mozzarella. Bake, covered with foil, in a 350 degree F degree oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and cook an additional 5 minutes, until cheese is a golden brown. Serve.
