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Cannelloni al Pesto

Cannelloni al pesto: Italian egg pasta rolls filled with pesto, potatoes and green beans.

Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 8 Cannelloni/lasagne sheets – as per my tutorial – made with 1 egg and 100 gms 2/3 cup and 2 tbsp of flour
For pesto (makes about 190 gms/ 1cup)
  • 80 gms – 2 cups basil washed
  • 15 gms – ¼ cup parsley washed
  • 1 small clove garlic
  • 25 gms – 3 tbsp Pecorino Romano finely grated
  • 10 gms – 1 tbsp Parmigiano Reggiano finely grated
  • 45 to 60 ml – 4 to 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 5 gms – ½ tbsp pine nuts
  • salt to taste
For the filling
  • 500 gms – 2 cups ricotta
  • 150 gms – ¾ cup pesto from the above recipe
  • 85 gms – 1 ½ cups Parmigiano Reggiano finely grated
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 small potato boiled and sliced
  • 8 green beans boiled
To assemble
  • Béchamel sauce – as per my tutorial – made with 500 ml 2 cups of milk, 50 gms (3 ½ tbsp) of butter and 50 gms (1/3 cup) of flour
  • 40 gms – ¼ cup of pesto from the above recipe
  • 35 gm – ½ cup Parmigiano Reggiano finely grated
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