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🍽️ Cannelloni with Spinach Filling

691 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Wash the spinach thoroughly and let it drain well.
  2. 2. Halve the onion, peel it, and cut it into small cubes.
  3. 3. Peel the garlic and chop it finely.
  4. 4. Wash the basil, dry the leaves well, and pick them into small pieces.
  5. 5. Drain the mozzarella and cut it into pieces.
  6. 6. Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat.
  7. 7. Add the onion cubes and the chopped garlic to the butter.
  8. 8. Sauté the vegetables for about 2 minutes until they become translucent.
  9. 9. Add the spinach and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes until it has wilted.
  10. 10. Place the spinach in a sieve to drain the liquid.
  11. 11. Leave the pot unwashed.
  12. 12. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
  13. 13. Reheat the pot and add the chopped tomatoes.
  14. 14. Bring the tomato sauce to a boil.
  15. 15. Add the cut basil to the sauce.
  16. 16. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and sugar to taste.
  17. 17. Let the spinach cool down briefly.
  18. 18. Squeeze the spinach firmly to remove any remaining moisture.
  19. 19. Chop the spinach coarsely.
  20. 20. Mix the quark, egg, and spinach well in a bowl.
  21. 21. Season the filling with salt and a pinch of nutmeg.
  22. 22. Fill the quark-spinach mixture into a piping bag.
  23. 23. Pipe the filling into the cannelloni tubes.
  24. 24. Place the filled cannelloni side by side in a baking dish.
  25. 25. Pour the tomato sauce over the cannelloni.
  26. 26. Distribute the mozzarella pieces evenly on top.
  27. 27. Bake the cannelloni for about 30 minutes in the oven.
  28. 28. Carefully remove the finished cannelloni from the oven.
  29. 29. Plate them and serve them warm.

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