Beef Cannelloni

  • Brand
  • Preparation time
    100 min
  • Number of servings
    10

A typical Italian beef dish using some of our MAGGI Rich & Rustic and Béchamel to speed up the process and allow the traditional flavours to come through. A perfect dish for disguising vegetables for fussy eaters.

Ingredients
For the meat sauce
  • 1tbsp vegetable oil
  • 150g onion, finely diced
  • 100g carrot, finely diced
  • 100g celery, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 600g lean minced beef
  • 400g MAGGI® Rich & Rustic Tomato Sauce
  • 550g cannelloni pasta tubes
For the cheese sauce
  • 80g MAGGI® Béchamel Sauce
  • 150ml cold water
  • 450ml boiling water
  • 75g low-fat mature cheese, grated
For the tomato base
  • 400g MAGGI® Rich & Rustic Tomato Sauce
Preparation
  • 1
    Heat the oil in a large pan and soften the onions, carrots, celery and garlic.
  • 2
    Add the mince and cook until browned.
  • 3
    Stir in the tomato sauce and simmer for 20 minutes or until filling is thick enough to hold in a cannelloni pasta tube.
  • 4
    While the meat sauce is cooking, stir the béchamel sauce mix into the cold water to form a paste.
  • 5
    Whisk the paste into the boiling water and simmer for 1 minute. Mix through half of the grated cheeses.
  • 6
    To assemble the dish, spread the tomato sauce across the base of a large ovenproof baking dish.
  • 7
    Place the filled cannelloni tubes on top and pour over the cheese sauce.
  • 8
    Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and bake in an oven preheated to 200°C for 30-40 minutes until the pasta is tender and the topping is golden brown.

Try this recipe using a spinach and ricotta filling or roasted vegetable in the MAGGI Rich & Rustic Tomato Sauce. Crepes can be used instead of the cannelloni rolls.

TYPICAL VALUES 

Per 100g

Per serve 

Reference Intake

% RI*

Energy

436 kJ

104 kcal

1350 kJ

322 kcal

8400 kJ

2000 kcal

16%

 

Fat

3.9g

12.1g

70g

17%

of which: saturates

1.5g

4.5g

20g

23%

Carbohydrate

10.3g

31.8g

260g

12%

of which: sugars

2.5g

7.7g

90g

9%

Fibre

0.8g

2.5g

-

-

Protein

6.5g

20.1g

50g

40%

Salt

0.36g

1.12g

6g

19%

 

*Reference Intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal).

Based on the stated recipe. Portions should be adjusted for children of different ages.