Three Cheese Cannelloni: 15 minutes prep! | The Recipe Rebel

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: mascarpone cheese

Cottage cheese reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Provolone cheese is often less expensive and melts well.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano offers similar flavor at a lower cost.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: frozen spinach

Frozen spinach is often cheaper and just as nutritious.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9x13" baking dish.

Spread 2 cups marinara sauce in the bottom of the baking dish.

Stir together the Ricotta, spinach, ⅓ cup Grana Padano cheese, egg, salt, parsley, basil, oregano and pepper.

Place the mixture in a piping bag or large ziploc bag and snip the end off.

Squeeze the Ricotta mixture evenly into cannelloni shells and place in prepared pan, leaving a space in between each one as they will expand.

Combine remaining 2 cups marinara sauce with ¼ cup water.

Pour sauce over cannelloni shells in pan and top with Mozzarella di Bufala Campana and 2 tablespoons Grana Padano.

Cover with lightly greased foil and bake for 40 minutes or until pasta is tender and cheese is melted.

Uncover and continue baking until cheese is lightly browned.

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