CREAMY BAKED CRAB CANNELLONI
Cannelloni are stuffed with a flavorful mixture of crab and ricotta, then coated in a creamy, velvety béchamel sauce.
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories Main Course
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta.
- In a large bowl, mix together ricotta, 3/4 cup Parmesan, egg, basil, garlic, crab, salt, and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Butter a 13-by-9 baking dish. Pour about a cup of the bechamel sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the cannelloni with the crab mixture and place in the baking dish. Top the filled cannelloni with the remaining Bechamel Sauce and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake until bubbly and the top is golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. Sprinkle with extra basil if desired. Serve hot.
- For The Bechamel Sauce:
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the warm milk, whisking constantly, and simmer until the sauce is thick, smooth, and creamy, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the salt and nutmeg. (The sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead. Cool and then cover and refrigerate.)
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 6, Calories 527
CRAB & RICOTTA CANNELLONI RECIPE - (4.2/5)
Provided by jenlin
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender, but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta. In a large bowl, mix together ricotta, 3/4 cup parmesan, egg yolk, basil, crab, salt, and pepper. Preheat oven to 350°F. Fill the cannelloni with the crab mixture and place in a buttered baking dish. Top the filled cannelloni with the bechamel sauce and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan cheese. Bake until bubbly and the top is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve immediately. BECHAMEL SAUCE: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the warm milk, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thick, smooth, and creamy, about 10 minutes. Do not allow the sauce to boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the salt, pepper, and nutmeg. The sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead. Cool, then cover and refrigerate.)
CRAB AND RICOTTA CANNELLONI
Make and share this Crab and Ricotta Cannelloni recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Manami
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
- Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8-10 minutes.
- Drain pasta.
- In a large bowl, mix together ricotta, 3/4 cup Parmesan, egg yolk, basil or parsley, crab, salt, and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Fill the cannelloni with the crab mixture and place in buttered baking dish.
- MAKE THE BECHAMEL SAUCE:.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Add the flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Gradually add the warm milk, whisking constantly(if not it will be all lumpy)until the sauce is thick, smooth and creamy, about 10 minutes(DO NOT allow the sauce to boil).
- Remove from the heat and stir in the salt, pepper, and nutmeg. (The sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead. Cool and then cover and refrigerate).
- Top the filled cannelloni with the Bechamel Sauce and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 577.8, Fat 26.8, SaturatedFat 15.8, Cholesterol 140.5, Sodium 1281.5, Carbohydrate 46, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 9.6, Protein 36.7
SHRIMP AND CRAB CANNELLONI
Steps:
- For sauce:
- Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes with their juices, basil, thyme, oregano, bay leaves and crushed red pepper and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced to scant 5 cups, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Working in batches, puree sauce in blender; return to same pot. Add cream and vinegar and simmer 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate.
- For Cannelloni:
- Cook noodles in pot of boiling salted water until almost tender. Drain. Cool in bowl of cold water.
- Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté until onion is tender, about 6 minutes. Add shrimp; sauté just until opaque, about 3 minutes. Stir in basil, oregano and crushed red pepper. Cool.
- Mix ricotta, provolone, Parmesan, crabmeat and shrimp mixture in bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in egg.
- Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Spread generous 1 cup tomato cream sauce in bottom of dish. Drain lasagna noodles; trim to 8-inch lengths. Spread scant 1/3 cup shrimp filling over each noodle, leaving 1/2-inch border on all sides. Staring at 1 short end, roll up each noodle jelly roll style. Place in prepared pan, seam side down. Pour remaining sauce over cannelloni. Cover with foil. (Can be made 1 day ahead; refrigerate.)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake foil-covered cannelloni until heated through, about 45 minutes.
WEIGHT WATCHERS CRAB, RICOTTA & BASIL CANNELLONI
I love this recipe. Only 5 WW points. It is low in fat and tastes great. Chicken can be used instead of crab but will be slightly bland and will need to be minced. If you wish to do this add in some sage or garlic.
Provided by Chef TrishS
Categories Crab
Time 45m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Combine crab, shallots, ricotta, nutmeg, basil and egg in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Use a teaspoon to spoon filling into the cannelloni shells. Pour 1/2 cup pasta sauce over the base of a 1.5L (6 cup) capacity oven proof ceramic dish. Arrange cannelloni on top.
- Pour over the remaining pasta sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for a further 10 minutes or until pasta is tender and cheese is golden. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.2, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 126.6, Sodium 988.8, Carbohydrate 16.9, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 11.3, Protein 26.1
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