CANNELLONI RICETTA DELLA FESTA, SEMPLICI E VELOCI

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: mascarpone

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner and healthier.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while still melting well.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Prepare the tomato sauce by heating 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan, adding 1 small onion, and sautéing until soft.

Add 300 grams of tomato puree, season with salt and fresh basil, and let simmer.

For the filling, heat another 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add a mixture of chopped carrot, celery, and onion, cooking until softened.

Add 500 grams of mixed minced meat, season with salt, and pour in 50 ml of red wine, cooking until the wine evaporates.

Stir in 50 grams of chopped mortadella, 50 grams of breadcrumbs, 70 grams of grated cheese, and 1 medium egg to combine the filling.

Stuff the cannelloni with the meat mixture and place them in a baking dish.

Cover the cannelloni with the prepared tomato sauce and béchamel sauce, then sprinkle with additional grated cheese and dot with butter.

Bake in the oven until golden and bubbly.

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