Baked Ricotta and Spinach Cannelloni is a dish that combines cannelloni pasta filled with a mixture of ricotta cheese and spinach, then baked in tomato and cheese sauce. Baked Ricotta and Spinach Cannelloni will whet your appetite with its unique taste and attractive appearance. Making this dish requires only 15 minutes of preparation time, while cooking is an hour. The ingredients are readily available in supermarkets, such as Cannelloni Pasta, Tomato Paste, Parmesan Cheese, Fresh Spinach, and others.
1. Heat olive oil over medium heat, sautee onion and garlic until fragrant and translucent, about 2 minutes. 2. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, dried oregano, salt, sugar, and black pepper then simmer for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat then puree with a hand blender until smooth then add basil and cook for 2 minutes more and set aside.
3. Chop spinach and wilt over low heat then transfer it to a mixing bowl and mix everything together with the rest of the filling ingredients until thoroughly combined. Transfer the filling into a piping bag. 4. Preheat oven to 180℃. Spread 1 cup of sauce on the base of baking dish. Fill each cannelloni with filling then arrange filled cannelloni on a baking dish.
5. Pour over the remaining sauce and top it with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. 6. After 30 minutes, remove foil and bake for 10 minutes more uncovered until the cheese is bubbling and golden.