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Sausage cannelloni

Name: Sausage cannelloni
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves four
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 200g cannelloni pasta tubes; 1⁄2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic gloves, finely chopped; 3 thyme sprigs, leaves stripped; 6 x British outdoor-bred pork sausages, skin removed; 700g passata with basil; 2 tbsp finely chopped basil, plus extra leaves to serve; 100g mascarpone; 20ml hot fresh chicken stock; 20g finely grated parmesan

By: Ella Tarn

Published: 29 Apr 20
Updated: 10 Sep 24

Crumbled sausagemeat and passata come together to create a mighty filling in this budget-friendly sausage cannelloni recipe. Pasta tubes are stuffed with the filling, assembled in a dish and then covered with mascarpone and parmesan before going under the grill to bubble and bake.

This is comfort food at its finest and all it requires of you is 30 minutes of your time.

Easy
April 2020

Test kitchen approved

Serves four
Hands-on time 30 min

This is comfort food at its finest and all it requires of you is 30 minutes of your time.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 575kcals
Fat: 30.8g (15g saturated)
Protein: 22.4g
Carbohydrates: 49.6g
Fibre: 5.1g
Salt: 1.6g

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Ingredients

200g cannelloni pasta tubes
1⁄2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 garlic gloves, finely chopped
3 thyme sprigs, leaves stripped
6 x British outdoor-bred pork sausages, skin removed
700g passata with basil
2 tbsp finely chopped basil, plus extra leaves to serve
100g mascarpone
20ml hot fresh chicken stock
20g finely grated parmesan

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Method

Heat the grill to high. Cook the cannelloni in a pan of salted water for 4-5 minutes until just soft, then drain. Run under cold water to separate, drain again and set aside.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the onion for 7-8 minutes until softening, then add the garlic and thyme and cook for a minute.
Crumble in the sausagemeat and fry for 3-4 minutes until browned. Add 500g of the passata and some salt and pepper, then simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the basil.

Pour the remaining passata into the baking dish, then fill each cannelloni tube with sausage sauce and put in the dish in a single layer.
Whisk the mascarpone and stock in a small bowl, then spoon over the top of the pasta tubes. Scatter over the parmesan, then grill for 4-5 minutes until lightly golden and bubbling. Scatter extra basil leaves on top and serve with a green salad.