Crab and Silverbeet (Chard) Cannelloni
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 12 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 cup white crab meat
- 12 cup chard leaves, finely chopped (silver beet, green part only)
- 14 cup cottage cheese
- 14 teaspoon black pepper, ground
- 12 cannelloni tubes
- 1 12 cups tomato sauce (pasta sauce)
- 12 teaspoon dried parsley
- Start preparing the bechamel sauce by melting butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Whisk in flour and cook 3 minutes.
- Whisk in milk and bring to boil, stirring.
- Add salt and nutmeg.
- Reduce heat and simmer until the same consistency as thickened cream.
- Refrigerate the sauce for 30 minutes or more.
- Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl and mix well with 1/2 cup of the bechamel sauce.
- Fill cannelloni tubes with the mixture.
- Spread pasta (tomato) sauce evenly over the bottom of a small baking dish.
- Place the cannelloni tubes over the top in the dish.
- Pour the remaining bechamel sauce over the top and sprinkle lightly with dried parsley.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 180C / 360F.
butter, flour, milk, salt, nutmeg, white crab meat, chard, cottage cheese, black pepper, cannelloni tubes, tomato sauce, parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crab-and-silverbeet-chard-cannelloni-259218 (may not work)