Spinach And Ricotta Cannelloni

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 350 g fresh spinach
• 1 (250 g) package cannelloni tubes
• 350 g ricotta cheese
• 50 g grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt for the filling and 1 tsp for the cooking water
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 (400 g) jar tomato sauce with garlic and oregano or (400 g) jar homemade tomato sauce
• 250 g greted mozzarella cheese

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
2. In a pan with olive oil fry minced garlic cloves for 1-2 minutes.
3. Add fresh spinach, cook 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. When cooled chop the spinach.
4. In a large bowl mix together ricotta, chopped spinach, parmesan cheese, lemon zest, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
5. When the water in the pot is boiling add the cannelloni. Cook for 6-7 minutes and transfer to cold water.
6. Heat oven to 180C/360f.
7. Transfer the filling into piping bag and fill all cannelloni tubes.
8. Pour 4-6 tbsp of tomato sauce into the base of large baking dish (~20*30cm/8*12in). Lay the tubes, side by side. On top pour the reminding tomato sauce. And cover all with grated mozzarella cheese.
9. Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 15 min, after 15 minutes remove the foil and bake 15 minutes more.
10. for full video recipe visit my youtube channel: The cooking foodie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hwU6oum7GA.

olive oil, garlic, fresh spinach, cannelloni tubes, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, lemon, nutmeg, tomato sauce with garlic, mozzarella cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spinach-and-ricotta-cannelloni-531232 (may not work)