Spinach Cannelloni with Bacon and Walnuts

Name: Spinach Cannelloni with Bacon and Walnuts
Prep time: 2 h 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams bacon, cut into 1/4-inch strips; 237 milliliters canned tomato sauce; 6 servings Basic Crêpes; 59 milliliters dry red wine; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 larges garlic cloves, minced; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 946 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 355 milliliters minced onions (2 medium); 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 237 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 907 grams fresh spinach, large stems discarded; 1 teaspoon sugar; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter; 59 milliliters finely chopped walnuts; 118 milliliters water; 1 pinch Pinch of white pepper

Spinach Cannelloni with Bacon and Walnuts might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 20g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 480 calories. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt and pepper, tomato sauce, oregano, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

In a medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add 1 cup of the onions and cook over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until golden.

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Onion

Add the oregano and sugar and season with salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

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Salt And Pepper

Oregano

Sugar

Add the wine and simmer, stirring, for 1 minute.

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Wine

Add the tomato sauce and water and simmer over moderate heat until slightly thickened, 10 minutes.

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Tomato Sauce

Water

Remove from the heat.

Melt the butter in a medium sauce-pan.

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Butter

Sauce

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Add 1/4 cup of the onions and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.

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Onion

Whisk in the flour until combined.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Add the milk in 2 batches, whisking constantly until smooth before adding more. Bring to a boil over moderately high heat, then simmer over moderate heat until thickened, about 2 minutes.

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Milk

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Whisk

Whisk in 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese, the nutmeg, white pepper and 3/4 teaspoon of salt.

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Parmesan

White Pepper

Nutmeg

Salt

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Remove from the heat and press a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the white sauce.

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Sauce

Wrap

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In a large skillet over high heat, add the spinach by handfuls and toss until wilted. Wipe out the skillet. Squeeze the spinach dry, then finely chop.

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Spinach

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In the same skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Add the bacon and cook over moderately high heat until golden, about 3 minutes.

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Bacon

Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Garlic

Add the remaining 1/4 cup of chopped onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes.

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Onion

Add the spinach and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.

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Spinach

Add 1 cup of the white sauce and 1 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper.

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Sauce

Remove from the heat and stir in 1/2 cup of the remaining Parmesan cheese and the chopped walnuts.

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Walnut Pieces

Parmesan

Preheat the oven to 40

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Lay 16 crpes on a work surface and spread 3 tablespoons of the spinach filling in a strip down the center of each one. Tightly roll the crpe around the filling, tucking in the edges as you roll to form a neat cylinder. Repeat with the remaining filling and crpes.

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Spinach

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