Honeycomb Cannelloni

Pasta served with a tomato, mince based sauce always provide a welcome dinner in our house. You can serve it with salad or vegetables and get a lovely tasty meal. This dish fits that description perfectly.

The bolognaise style sauce is cooked and simmered to release the flavour. The cannelloni tubes are then filled, covered with a cheesy sauce and topped with mozzarella to be baked to a beautiful golden finish.

This is a great meal to prepare and serve when you are having a family gathering. It looks impressive out of the oven, tastes fantastic and also provides a large serving. You can make it for a smaller family dinner, just be aware that you will have leftover that can easily be put in the freezer to have at another time when you are looking for a quick dinner.

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Honeycomb Cannelloni

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour 50 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 750 g Cannelloni
• 1/2 cup Mozarella grated or shredded

Filling

• 1/4 cup Olive Oil
• 2 Brown Onions diced
• 4 cloves Garlic crushed
• 2 Carrots coarsely grated
• 2 Celery Sticks thinly sliced
• 1.5 kg Beef Mince
• 800 g Diced Tomatoes 2 cans
• 3/4 cup Tomato Paste
• 4 cups Beef Stock use stock cubes
• 2 tsp Ground Oregano

Cheese Sauce

• 60 g Butter
• 1/3 cup Plain Flour
• 3 cups Milk
• 1 cup Parmesan grated

Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 1 hour 50 minutes Servings people Ingredients 750 g Cannelloni 1/2 cup Mozarella grated or shredded Filling 1/4 cup Olive Oil 2 Brown Onions diced 4 cloves Garlic crushed 2 Carrots coarsely grated 2 Celery Sticks thinly sliced 1.5 kg Beef Mince 800 g Diced Tomatoes 2 cans 3/4 cup Tomato Paste 4 cups Beef Stock use stock cubes 2 tsp Ground Oregano Cheese Sauce 60 g Butter 1/3 cup Plain Flour 3 cups Milk 1 cup Parmesan grated

Instructions

Filling

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
2. Add onion, garlic, carrot & celery and cook for a few minutes until onions are soft.
3. Add beef mince to saucepan, break up clumps, stir to mix through and continue cooking until mince browns.
4. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water & oregano, stir to mix through and bring to boil.
5. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for about 1 hour. Stir occasionally.
6. Remove from heat and fill cannelloni tubes per instructions below.

Cheese Sauce

1. Add butter to a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook until melted.
2. Add flour, stir to mix through until fully combined.
3. Increase heat and gradually add milk while continuing to stir until sauce boils and thickens.
4. Remove from heat, add cheese and stir to mix through.

Cannelloni

1. Pre-heat a fan forced oven to 160°C (320°F).
2. Spoon 1/4 of the filling into the base of a large round baking dish or saucepan. Ideally the dish will be approx 26cm in diameter and approx 11cm deep.
3. Press the cannelloni tubes, upright, into the filling. Cover the base of the baking dish.
4. Spoon the remainder of the filling into the cannelloni tubes. Spread as evenly as possible.
5. Pour the cheese sauce over the cannelloni then sprinkle with mozarella.
6. Place in oven and bake for about 40 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and serve.