Cheesy Beef Cannelloni – Pasta tubes filled with a delicious Ground Beef mixture, White Sauce over and covered in Cheese makes this the best all-season dinner recipe !

Cheesy Beef Cannelloni is an all season pasta dish. And one of my favorite go-to recipes for dinner, especially when we have the kids over.

I like to serve the Cannelloni with side vegetables during the cooler months. One or two crispy salads during Summer makes this Beef Cannelloni a favorite. We never have any leftovers !

A Few years ago I would have skipped past the Cannelloni recipes as I thought filling the pasta tubes are a bit of a mess.

But once I tried it and had seen how easy it really is to fill the tubes, there was no stopping me. I now always have a couple of boxes on hand.

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I have found that the easiest way to fill the pasta tubes is to place a tube upright in the oven dish. Fill with a teaspoon and tip the filled tube over on it’s side.

No matter if a bit of the filling goes over the tube as you start with a little of the meat mixture at the bottom of the oven dish anyhow. And, any remaining filling goes over the top.

You might also like our Pastitsio Cannelloni recipe !

**These are the sauces I have used from KNORR :

• Savory Mince Dry Cook-In-Sauce
• Classic White Sauce

Cheesy Beef Cannelloni

Cheesy Beef Cannelloni

Linda Nortje

Cannelloni pasta tubes filled with a delicious Ground Beef mixture, White Sauce over and covered in Cheese makes this the best all-season dinner recipe 

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Course Main Course

Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

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Servings 6 People

Ingredients

  

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• 2 TB Vegetable Oil
• 450 g Lean Ground Beef ( 1 pound )
• 2 Onions finely chopped
• 2 t Fresh Garlic crushed
• 1 packet KNORR Savory Mince Dry Cook-In-Sauce see link above recipe
• 1 ¼ cup Water
• 1 can (410g) Chopped Tomatoes
• 1 t Dried Thyme
• 1 t Dried Oregano
• 1 t Dried Sage
• 1 cup Fresh Cream (double cream/whipping cream)
• ¾ cup Milk
• 1 packet KNORR Classic White Sauce see link above recipe
• 18 tubes Cannelloni Pasta
• 1 cup Cheddar Cheese grated
• Parsley to garnish

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – spray a 20 x 30cm (8 x 12 inch) oven dish with cooking oil
• In a large skillet heat the Oil and brown the Ground Beef – add the Onions and Garlic – cook 3 – 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
• Add the KNORR Savory Cook-In-Sauce powder, Water, Tomatoes, Thyme, Oregano and Sage – stir well and simmer 15 – 20 minutes until the meat is cooked through and the sauce has thickened – remove from heat and set aside
• Heat the Cream and Milk in a medium saucepan until just hot – remove from heat and whisk in the KNORR White Sauce powder until smooth and thickened
• Spoon a thin layer of the meat mixture onto the bottom of the prepared oven dish – start filling the Cannelloni pasta tubes and arrange on top of the meat layer – spoon over any leftover meat mixture and pour over the White Sauce
• Sprinkle the Cheese over and bake 35 – 45 minutes until the pasta is cooked

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve warm sprinkled with Parsley and sides of your choice (veggies or salads).

LINDA