Italian Pork Cannelloni

Name: Italian Pork Cannelloni
Prep time: 15 minutesPT
Cook time: 45 minutesPT
Yield: 4 (makes 8 cannelloni)
Ingredients: 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1/2 x 350 g bag Wattie's frozen Free Flow Spinach, defrosted; 400 g 100% New Zealand Pork Mince; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 2-4 fresh lasagne pasta sheets; 400 g can Wattie’s Pesto Style Tomatoes; 1/2 cup grated cheese

This recipe is easy with a capital ‘E’! Fresh pasta sheets rolled around a tasty pork filling, covered in an easily made tomato sauce, topped with Parmesan and baked. Make this any day of the week and they’ll come back for more.

Preparation Time:: 15 minutes
Cooking Time:: 45 minutes
Serves:: 4 (makes 8 cannelloni)

Ingredients

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1/2 x 350 g bag Wattie's frozen Free Flow Spinach, defrosted

400 g 100% New Zealand Pork Mince

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 Tbsp tomato paste

2-4 fresh lasagne pasta sheets

400 g can Wattie’s Pesto Style Tomatoes

1/2 cup grated cheese

Method

Preheat oven to 190°C. Cook onion and garlic in a dash of oil in a saucepan until onion has softened. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Drain the excess water from the defrosted Wattie’s Free Flow Spinach using a sieve. Put spinach into a mixing bowl with onion and garlic, 100% New Zealand Pork Mince, parsley and tomato paste. Season well with salt and ground black pepper. Mix to combine.

Pour a third of the Wattie’s Pesto Style Tomatoes into a lasagne style dish (2-litre capacity).

Cut lasagne sheets into approximately 12x18cm pieces. Put an eighth of the meat filling along one end of the pasta sheet and roll up. Place into dish seam-side down. Continue assembling and place in a single layer in the dish. Add remaining Pesto Style Tomatoes. Sprinkle over grated cheese. Cover dish with foil.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue cooking for a further 10-15 minutes until meat and pasta are cooked and top is golden. Serve with a crisp salad on the side.

Tip!

Replace pork mince with chicken if preferred.

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Italian Pork Cannelloni