Vegetable and ricotta cannelloni

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Recipe «Vegetable and ricotta cannelloni» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 small butternut pumpkin, peeled, grated, 1 large carrot, grated, 1 large zucchini, grated, 1 bunch English spinach, trimmed, chopped , 500g reduced-fat ricotta, 2 eggs, lightly beaten, 200g packet dried cannelloni pasta , 3 cups Italian tomato pasta sauce, 3/4 cup reduced-fat grated mozzarella cheese, mixed salad leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 1/2 small butternut pumpkin, peeled, grated 
• 1 large carrot, grated 
• 1 large zucchini, grated 
• 1 bunch English spinach, trimmed, chopped 
• 500g reduced-fat ricotta 
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten 
• 200g packet dried cannelloni pasta 
• 3 cups Italian tomato pasta sauce 
• 3/4 cup reduced-fat grated mozzarella cheese 
• mixed salad leaves, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add pumpkin, carrot and zucchini. Cook, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes or until just softened. Stir in spinach. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Place ricotta and eggs in a bowl. Whisk until almost smooth. Add half the ricotta mixture to vegetable mixture. Stir to combine.
3. Using a teaspoon, spoon vegetable mixture into cannelloni. Arrange cannelloni, in a single layer, in a greased 5cm-deep, 28cm x 20.5cm (base) ovenproof dish. Top with sauce. Top with remaining ricotta mixture.
4. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Uncover. Bake for 10 minutes or until tender and golden. Stand for 10 minutes. Serve with salad.