Candice's Lamb Cannelloni with Mint Pesto

Candice's Lamb Cannelloni with Mint Pesto
Candice's Lamb Cannelloni with Mint Pesto might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre collection. This recipe makes 12 servings with 259 calories, 9g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper, mint, ground lamb, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a rolling boil. Cook the pasta in the boiling water uncovered until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
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Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
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Cut each sheet in half, width-wise.
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Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the lamb in the hot oil until evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Season with the sage, thyme, salt, and pepper.
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Remove from heat; stir the goat cheese into the cooked lamb. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the lamb mixture into the center of each of the lasagna sheets and roll into a cylinder; arrange on a plate.
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Blend the mint, pine nuts, and olive oil in a blender until finely chopped but not liquefied; drizzle over the rolls to serve.
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Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Antipasti works really well with Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Vietti Cascinetta Moscato d'Asti. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 18 dollars.
Vietti Cascinetta Moscato d'Asti
Vietti Cascinetta Moscato d'Asti
Pale sunshine yellow color and slight frizzante, this Moscato d'Asti has intense aromas of peaches, rose petals and ginger. On the palate it is delicately sweet and sparkling with modest acidity, good balance, good complexity and a finish of fresh apricots.Wonderful as an aperitif, perfect accompaniment to Pan-Asian cuisine and lobster as well as pastry, fruit based and creamy desserts and blue cheeses.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings12
Health Score3
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