Name: Italian Pork Cannelloni
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 4 (makes 8 cannelloni)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; ½ x 350 g bag Wattie's frozen Free Flow Spinach, defrosted; 400 g 100% New Zealand Pork Mince; ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 2-4 fresh lasagne pasta sheets; 400 g can Wattie's Pesto Style Tomatoes; ½ cup grated cheese

This recipe is easy with a capital ‘E’! Fresh pasta sheets rolled around a tasty pork filling, covered in an easily made tomato sauce, topped with Parmesan and baked. Make this any day of the week and they’ll come back for more.

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Makes 4 (makes 8 cannelloni)

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Intermediate

Ingredients

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

½ x 350 g bag Wattie's frozen Free Flow Spinach, defrosted

400 g 100% New Zealand Pork Mince

¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

1 Tbsp tomato paste

2-4 fresh lasagne pasta sheets

400 g can Wattie's Pesto Style Tomatoes

½ cup grated cheese

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Average Quantity per Serving

Nutrition information is calculated using a recipe analysis program and is subject to variations you may make to the ingredients or cooking method. This nutrition information is intended as a guide only and excludes serving suggestions and swaps you may make.

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INGREDIENTS

Made with

Free-flow Spinach

Premium quality spinach leaves, cut, then free-flow frozen so they're easy to use in many meals.

Pesto Style Tomatoes

Ripened on the vine under the Hawke's Bay sun, Wattie's Pesto Tomatoes are blended with onions and basil, garlic, Parmesan, olive oil, and pinenuts.

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 190°C. Cook onion and garlic in a dash of oil in a saucepan until onion has softened. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Step 2

Drain the excess water from the defrosted Wattie's Free Flow Spinach using a sieve. Put spinach into a mixing bowl with onion and garlic, 100% New Zealand Pork Mince, parsley and tomato paste. Season well with salt and ground black pepper. Mix to combine.

Step 3

Pour a third of the Wattie's Pesto Style Tomatoes into a lasagne style dish (2-litre capacity).

Step 4

Cut lasagne sheets into approximately 12x18cm pieces. Put an eighth of the meat filling along one end of the pasta sheet and roll up. Place into dish seam-side down. Continue assembling and place in a single layer in the dish. Add remaining Pesto Style Tomatoes. Sprinkle over grated cheese. Cover dish with foil.

Step 5

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue cooking for a further 10-15 minutes until meat and pasta are cooked and top is golden. Serve with a crisp salad on the side.