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Recipe Veal, Chicken and Beef Canelloni (Main Dish)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- CREPES
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- MEAT FILLING
- 1/4 pound ground veal
- 1/4 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash ground black pepper
- 1 dash ground nutmeg
- WHITE SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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- 1 (32 ounce) jar tomato pasta sauce
- 1 (16 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Preparing/Cooking:
- To Make Crepes: In a medium bowl beat eggs thoroughly, then add milk and butter.
- Beat in flour and salt until smooth.
- (Note: Batter is best if left to set for 1/2 hour before using).
- Brown crepes in a medium hot skillet, making them 6 to 8 inches in circumference.
- Set aside.
- To Make Meat Filling: Brown veal, chicken and beef in butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Stir in the parsley, cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Let cool.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- To Make White Sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook flour and butter together for 1 minute.
- Stir in salt, pepper and nutmeg, then stir in milk and continue to cook until thick.
- Spread 1/2 of the pasta sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Spoon meat mixture into prepared crepes, folding over all sides of crepe to form palm-sized bundles.
- Place filled crepes, seam side down, in baking dish.
- Cover with remaining pasta sauce and pour White Sauce over all.
- Cover with mozzarella cheese and top with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and brown around the edges.
- Serve hot.
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