Indulge in the delectable Chicken Broccoli Cannelloni, a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. This Italian-inspired dish features tender chicken and broccoli enveloped in smooth and creamy béchamel sauce, all nestled within delicate cannelloni pasta tubes. Baked to perfection, each bite reveals a harmonious blend of savory chicken, crunchy broccoli, and rich béchamel, complemented by a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. Experience the culinary magic as you embark on this culinary journey, where every forkful promises a delightful symphony of flavors.
This comprehensive recipe guide offers two variations of the Chicken Broccoli Cannelloni: the classic recipe and a lightened-up version for health-conscious individuals. Detailed instructions and helpful tips ensure a seamless cooking experience, whether you're a seasoned chef or a novice in the kitchen. Discover the art of preparing the perfect béchamel sauce, master the technique of stuffing the cannelloni, and learn how to achieve a golden-brown, crispy topping.
Along with the Chicken Broccoli Cannelloni recipes, this article also includes a collection of complementary dishes to elevate your culinary experience. Delight your guests with a refreshing Cucumber Salad, a vibrant Tomato Basil Salad, and the ultimate comfort food, Garlic Bread. Each recipe is carefully crafted to balance the flavors and textures of the main course, creating a cohesive and satisfying meal that will leave a lasting impression.
CHICKEN CANNELLONI
Our Chicken Cannelloni may be a labor of love, but rest assured, this is one great love story. We stuff homemade pasta sheets with a creamy ricotta, shredded chicken, and spinach, cover in our favorite marinara sauce, and gooey fresh mozzarella cheese and then bake until bubbly and you can no longer handle the smells permeating throughout your house.
Provided by Nicole
Categories Main Course
Time 2h35m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Add 2 3/4 cup flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a food processor. Pulse a few times. Add eggs to a liquid measuring cup. Whisk to combine. While pulsing the flour, slowly add the egg mixture through the feeding tube. Continue to pulse until the dough forms into a ball. If the dough does not form a ball, add water a teaspoon at a time until it does.
- Leave the mixer on for 2-3 minutes with the dough in it. This will help knead it. Remove the ball, lightly dust with flour and knead for another 3-4 minutes. Wrap in plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 30 minutes at room temeparature.
- While the dough rests, make the filling. Add spinach to a medium skillet. Heat over a medium flame, stir until spinach wilts. Cool completely. If there is any excess moisture, drain or gently squeeze out of the spinach. Add chicken, ricotta, 1/4 cup parmesan, 1/2 tsp salt, nutmeg, egg, pepper, and cooled spinach to a large bowl. Mix to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Once the dough has rested, cut it into four different pieces. Take one piece and lightly dust it in flour. Cover the rest of the dough in plastic wrap. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out so it's thin enough to fit through the pasta maker. Roll the dough through the pasta maker set on its widest setting. Roll the pasta through the pasta maker again, this time at the next setting. Repeat until you get to the second smallest setting (it's a two on my pasta maker). Repeat with remaining dough.
- Store the pasta sheets on a baking sheet dusted lightly with flour. Cut the pasta into 12, 4 1/2 x 5 1/2-inch rectangles. It's okay if they aren't exact.
- Grease a 9x12 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour enough marinara in the bottom of the pan to generously coat it. Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to measure out a about 1/4 cup of the filling on to the top of each pasta sheet, horizontally. Roll the pasta up jelly-roll style and place in the prepared pan, seam-side down. Repeat for all 12 sheets. Pour remaining sauce on top. Cover with foil and bake in the oven until the pasta is cooked through, about 40 minutes.
- Remove the foil from the cannelloni, and sprinkle with mozzarella and remaining parmesan cheese. Place back in the oven and bake until cheese has melted. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cannelloni, Calories 295 kcal, Carbohydrate 27 g, Protein 21 g, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 125 mg, Sodium 721 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 3 g
CHICKEN CANNELLONI
I entered this recipe in a contest sponsored by a local radio station years ago, and it won Grand Prize! It's a unique takeoff on cannelloni because you are stuffing chicken breasts instead of the usual pasta tubes. -Barbara Nowakowski, North Tonawanda, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute onion, peppers, garlic, celery and mushrooms in oil until onion is tender. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, pound chicken breasts to 1/4-in. thickness. Combine ricotta cheese, green onions, Parmesan, parsley, pepper and remaining Italian seasoning; divide evenly and spoon on top of chicken breasts. Roll up; place seam side down in an 8-in. square baking dish. Spoon sauce over chicken., Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with pasta if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 262 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 80mg cholesterol, Sodium 267mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 30g protein.
13 BEST CANNELLONI RECIPE COLLECTION FOR DINNER
Try one of these easy cannelloni recipes the next time you need to break up the usual pasta routine. They're fun, filling, and family-friendly.
Provided by insanelygood
Categories Dinner Recipe Roundup
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Select your favorite recipe.
- Organize all the required ingredients.
- Prep a delicious cannelloni recipe in 30 minutes or less!
Nutrition Facts :
CANNELLONI
Steps:
- First make the stuffing. In a deep skillet cook the onion, celery and carrot in the olive oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes, or until softened. Add the garlic and cook the mixture, stirring, 1 minute. Add the veal, pork and beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink. Add the wine, reduce for 1 minute and stir in the broth. Add the herbs, bay leaf and salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Uncover and reduce until almost dry. Discard bay leaf. Transfer mixture to a bowl and let cool. Mix in egg yolks until well combined. Meanwhile, in a saucepan set over moderately low heat melt the butter, add the flour and whisk the mixture for 2 minutes. Add the milk, nutmeg and salt and pepper and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in 1/2 cup of the Parmesan and the parsley. In a bowl combine the meat mixture with the cheese and parsley sauce. Make the tomato sauce and stir in the heavy cream.
- Now, make the pasta. Cut the dough crosswise into 5-inch lengths. In a pot of boiling salted water cook the noodles, a few at a time, for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, or until they are al dente, transferring them as they are cooked to a bowl of cold water. Spread the noodles in one layer on paper towels to drain. Spoon 1/4 cup of the filling down the center of one noodle, roll the noodle to enclose the filing, and transfer the cannelloni, seam side down, to a well-buttered gratin dish.Continue to make cannelloni with the remaining noodles and filling in the same manner, arranging them in one layer. Ladle the sauce over the cannelloni and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes or until bubbling. Run under the broiler about 4 inches from the heat, for 2 minutes, or until golden.
INCREDIBLE BAKED CAULIFLOWER AND BROCCOLI CANNELLONI
Provided by Jamie Oliver
Categories main-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- This is a twist on the classic Italian dish of orecchiette with broccoli, anchovies and garlic - I've added cauliflower and made it an oven-baked dish. The flavors are amazing.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and drop in the chopped broccoli and cauliflower. Boil for 5 to 6 minutes, until cooked, then drain in a colander, reserving the cooking water.
- Heat a wide saucepan, pour in a couple of good glugs of olive oil and add the garlic. Fry for a few seconds, then add the thyme leaves, anchovies, anchovy oil and chiles and continue frying for a few seconds more before adding the cooked broccoli and cauliflower with around 4 tablespoons of the reserved cooking water. Stir everything together, put a lid on the pan leaving a little gap, and cook slowly for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring regularly - overcooking the vegetables not only intensies their flavor but gives you the texture that you need for this recipe. Remove the lid for the last 5 minutes to let the moisture evaporate, then use a potato masher to crush the vegetables. Take the saucepan off the heat, taste the vegetables and season carefully with salt and pepper. Spread the mixture on a baking sheet to cool. Meanwhile, get yourself another baking dish or roasting pan (the right size for fitting the cannelloni tubes snugly side by side - I test this by actually laying the tubes into the dish, then remove them and put to 1 side) and pour in the tomato sauce with a pinch of salt and a swig of red wine vinegar.
- Now, to make a really quick and easy white sauce, mix the creme fraiche with half the Parmesan, a sprinkling of salt and pepper and a little of the reserved cooking water to thin it down.
- Spoon your cooled broccoli and cauliflower mixture into a large sandwich bag and cut off the corner. Twist the top of the bag and squeeze it to pipe the filling into the cannelloni tubes. (If you prefer, use a teaspoon to push the mixture into the cannelloni or use a piping bag.) Fill the tubes up - don't be stingy! - and place them in a single layer on top of the sauce. Lay the basil leaves over the cannelloni and spoon your white sauce evenly over the top. Season with black pepper, sprinkle over the remaining Parmesan and tear over the mozzarella. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden and bubbling on top.
- Dress the arugula leaves with a squeeze of lemon juice and about 3 times as much extra- virgin olive oil. Serve the cannelloni with the arugula and some good crusty bread.
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Tips:
- To save time, use a food processor to shred the chicken and chop the broccoli.
- If you don't have cannelloni tubes, you can use lasagna noodles instead. Just cut them into 4-inch pieces.
- Be careful not to overcook the cannelloni. They should be cooked through but still have a little bit of a bite to them.
- Serve the cannelloni with your favorite marinara sauce. You can also top them with Parmesan cheese or grated mozzarella cheese.
Conclusion:
Chicken broccoli cannelloni is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It's also a great way to use up leftover chicken and broccoli. So next time you're looking for a new dinner idea, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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