Name: Chicken Cannelloni with Cheese Sauce
Ingredients: 1 3/4 c Chicken, cooked & diced; 1 lb Lasagna Noodles; 2 tb Butter or Margarine; 2 tb Olive oil; 2 Cloves Garlic, finely chopped; 1 sm Onion, finely chopped; 4 oz Mushrooms, chopped; 1 lg Egg, beaten; 2 tb Heavy Cream or Half-and-Half; 1/4 ts Thyme; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 bn Spinach, cooked until; 3 tb Butter or Margarine; 4 tb Flour; 1 1/2 c Chicken Broth; 3 c Half-and-Half; Salt and Pepper to taste; 1 c Parmesan Cheese; 1/2 c (to 1 cup) Mozzarella Cheese, grated (opt); Spaghetti Sauce (homemade or store bought) (opt)

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs, Dairy		Pasta	1	Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4	c	Chicken, cooked & diced
1	lb	Lasagna Noodles
2	tb	Butter or Margarine
2	tb	Olive oil
2		Cloves Garlic, finely chopped
1	sm	Onion, finely chopped
4	oz	Mushrooms, chopped
1	lg	Egg, beaten
2	tb	Heavy Cream or Half-and-Half
1/4	ts	Thyme
1/2	ts	Salt
1	bn	Spinach, cooked until
3	tb	Butter or Margarine
4	tb	Flour
1 1/2	c	Chicken Broth
3	c	Half-and-Half
		Salt and Pepper to taste
1	c	Parmesan Cheese
1/2	c	(to 1 cup) Mozzarella Cheese, grated (opt)
		Spaghetti Sauce (homemade or store bought) (opt)

INSTRUCTIONS

CHEESE SAUCE
THE NIGHT BEFORE (or early in the day): Cook lasagna noodles in 6 qts.
boiling water for 5-7 minutes or until tender; drain, wipe noodles dry with
a clean/dry cloth, lay flat on waxed paper.
While noodles are cooking, melt butter and olive oil in a large skillet.
Saute onion, garlic and mushrooms until they're tender; add remove from
heat; set aside.
Place cooked chicken in food processor and pulse until chicken resembles a
tuna salad mixture. Combine chicken with the onions, garlic, mushrooms and
the fat in which they were sauteed; add egg, cream and seasonings. Add
spinach (cooked) and mix well.
Cut each lasagna noodle into 2 or 3 pieces--each piece should be 3 to 4
inches long; place a tablespoonful of the chicken filling on each piece and
roll into a tubular shape. If you don't want to make canneloni, just layer
the ingredients like you would for lasagna.
Arrange rolls next to each other, one layer deep, in a buttered baking
dish; set aside while you prepare the cheese sauce.
CHEESE SAUCE: Melt butter then add the flour and cook for a few minutes to
get rid of the floury taste. Gradually add the chicken broth, whisking
constantly to prevent lumps; add cream, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring
constantly, until thickened and smooth; remove from heat. Stir in 3/4 cup
grated Parmesan cheese and mix well.
I like to use, both, red and white sauce on this one. I spoon over a strip
of the white sauce, next to it I spoon on some red; keep doing that across
the dish until the sauce covers the noodles. The red/white pattern makes it
look pretty and gives the dish a little more flavor. It also cuts back on
some of the fat.
Spoon sauce over cannelloni in baking dish; sprinkle with remaining
Parmesan cheese and Mozzarella cheese, if used; refrigerate until you're
ready to bake it.
BEFORE SERVING: Preheat broiler; place cannelloni 4-5 inches from heat and
broil for 10 minutes or until sauce bubbles and top browns. If you'll be
making lasagna, bake in a 350-degree oven for 25-30 minutes, or until it's
bubbly and the top is browned a bit.
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