RECIPE

Creamed Spinach Chicken Mushroom Cannelloni Pasta

Rec cred: Ruhana Ebrahim
Pic cred: @mama_taught_me_well

Ingredients:
1 box cannelloni pasta
1 large packet Mc'Cains creamed spinach
Grated gouda cheese
Parmesan cheese
Dried oregano

Mushrooms-
250g button mushrooms
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon dhana Jeeru (Cumin) powder
¼ teaspoon lemon pepper
¼ teaspoon dried mixed herbs

Chicken-
500g chicken fillet
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
2 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon ground green chillies
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon white pepper
½ teaspoon dhana Jeeru (Cumin) powder

Sauce-
3 cups milk
60g butter
¼ cup flour
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Method:
1. Finely cube fillet and cook in above till done.
2. Finely dice mushrooms. Heat butter and saute in above till done.
3. Cook spinach in microwave according to packet instructions.
4. Mix spinach, mushrooms and chicken and leave aside to cool.
5. In a saucepan melt butter for sauce. Add milk and heat through. Add flour and whisk till smooth.
6. Bring sauce to boil and thicken to pouring consistency.
7. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
8. Grease an oven proof dish.
9. Spoon filling into Cannelloni.
10. Lay Cannelloni next to each other. Do not overlap.
11. Pour sauce over, coating pasta all over.
12. Cover with foil.
13. Place in preheated oven at 200degC and bake for 35min.
14. Remove foil. Sprinkle cheeses and oregano and bake for further 10min.
15. Leave to rest for 15min before serving.

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