Ingredients
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4 tablespoons butter
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4 tablespoons flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon white pepper
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1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
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2 cups hot milk
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8 cannelloni tubes, shells
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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3 tablespoons celery, finely chopped
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2 tablespoons carrots, finely chopped
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1 tablespoon minced parsley
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2 cups cooked chicken, finely chopped
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon oregano
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1/4 teaspoon basil
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1/2 teaspoon white pepper
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3/4 cup white wine
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4 tablespoons tomato sauce
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1/4 cup cream
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parmesan cheese
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3 tablespoons minced onions
Instructions
- Sauce.
- in a saucepan melt butter.
- Stir in flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- add hot milk and cook, stirring, till sauce is smooth and thickened.
- cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Filling:
- in skillet, heat olive oil and saute onion, celery, carrot and parsley for 10 minutes, or till vegetables are tender.
- Add chicken, salt, herbs, pepper and wine.
- Simmer till wine is reduced by half.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of the sauce.
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Cook cannelloni in boiling salted water for 8 minutes.
- Drain and rinse in cold water.
- on each cannelloni put 2 T of the filling and roll up.
- arrange 2 filled cannelloni in a butter au gratin dish for each serving.
- to remaining sauce add tomato sauce and cream. Stir to blend.
- Pour 1/2 cup of this sauce over each serving and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- bake in very hot oven for 10 minutes or till top browns.