Chicken and Spinach Stuffed Cannelloni

by zesty on November 27, 2008 · 16 comments

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is another day of simplicity.  This recipe oozes flavor and texture.  Talk about easy to make.  This dish can be ready to go and on the table in less than 30 minutes.  I am dead serious.  When you hear it – it sounds complicated.  However, when you read the instructions below, it is all too simple.

Come with me and enjoy this simple dish today or when you are just craving an Italian twist.

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound Cannelloni noodles
  • 1/8 Cup Butter
  • 1/4 Cup Onion; minced
  • 1/4 Cup Mushroom; chopped
  • 1 Cup Spinach leaf; cooked
  • 2 Cups Chicken, cooked; shredded
  • 1/4 Tsp.  Nutmeg
  • 1/4 Tsp. Salt
  • 1 Tsp. Pepper
  • 3/4 Cup Ricotta cheese
  • 2 Tbsp. Cream (heavy)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F .
  2. Saute the onions and mushrooms in butter.
  3. Chop the spinach. Add spinach, chicken, nutmeg, salt and pepper to onion mixture. Simmer about 5 minutes and cool slightly.
  4. Add the ricotta and cream.
  5. Mix thoroughly and season to taste.
  6. Cook the noodles. Fill each noodle with the filling and place, seam side down in a buttered oven proof dish.
  7. Cover with a generous amount tomato sauce and fresh basil.
  8. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  9. Bake 10 minutes until cheese and sauce is bubbling.
  10. ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: To ease the burden of food preparation, when cooking chicken for a given meal, cook 4-6 extra pieces and chop it up and store in Ziploc bags for meals throughout the week.  It is a great time saver.

For all our friends celebrating Thanksgiving today, I hope you are having a great day.  I look forward to hearing all your comments.  Have a great Thursday!

Take care

zesty

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{ 15 comments… read them below or add one }

1 VeggieGirl November 27, 2008 at 9:01 am

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, CORY!!!

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2 Lisa November 27, 2008 at 9:12 am

Yum! Happy Thanksgiving!

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3 Krista November 27, 2008 at 9:17 am

These look delicious, Zesty! Thanks for another great recipe!

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4 HoneyB November 27, 2008 at 9:50 am

Looks and sounds great! Happy Thanksgiving!

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5 Anna November 27, 2008 at 9:50 am

Happy Thanksgiving to you, Cory!

Looking forward to spending some more time on your blog.

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6 Megan November 27, 2008 at 10:21 am

This looks amazing! I love Italian food! Thanks for the Zesty tip too!

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7 Chere November 27, 2008 at 1:22 pm

This sounds yummy! Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving…

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8 clumbsycookie November 27, 2008 at 4:27 pm

Delicious looking canelloni! Happy Thanksgiving!

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9 Jenn (eating bender) November 27, 2008 at 7:40 pm

Mm Mm Good!! :) Hope you’re enjoying your Thursday! I just enjoyed the Thanksgiving feast – jealous?! Haha.

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10 ttfn300 November 27, 2008 at 9:08 pm

yup, another great sounding (and looking!) idea :)

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11 Erin November 27, 2008 at 11:42 pm

THat does sound easier than it looks! I hope you and your family had a beautiful day today!

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12 Culinary Cory November 28, 2008 at 12:18 am

I’m not a fan of canned or frozen spinach because it seems to have too strong of an iron taste. However, I love using fresh spinach in my cooking! The texture and flavor are so much richer.

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13 Rebecca November 28, 2008 at 1:00 am

This looks amazing. I made a chopped antipasto salad for Thanksgiving. Must have been on the same wavelength.

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14 Kevin November 28, 2008 at 9:37 pm

That looks tasty! I have been wanting to try making stuffed cannelloni for a while.

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15 KAV April 13, 2011 at 11:38 am

look great! I am going to try them for my husband birthday this weekend. He is always talking about his siste in law cannellonies, but he will stop after he tries this ones.

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