Beef / Pork

Mini Cannelloni Bake takes several minutes to prepare.

Mini Cannelloni Bake takes several minutes to cook.

Mini Cannelloni Bake makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Mini Cannelloni Bake are:

* 1/2 pound Barilla ditalini pasta
* Mazola olive oil cooking spray
* 3/4 lb lean ground beef
* 1/2 medium onion, chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
* 1 box frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed of excess water
* 2 tablespoons I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, light
* 2 tablespoons flour
* 2/3 cup fat free half and half
* 1/3 cup lowfat chicken broth
* A dash fresh nutmeg
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Here is how you make Mini Cannelloni Bake:

Preheat broiler. Place a large pot of salted water over high heat and bring it up to a boil. Cook the pasta to al dente according to package directions. Drain and reserve in the pot it was cooked in. While the pasta is cooking, place a large skillet over medium-high heat and spray with olive oil cooking spray. Add the ground meat to the pan and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until evenly browned throughout, about 6-7 minutes. Add the onion and garlic to the pan and continue cooking until the onion has softened, 6-7 minutes. Add the spinach and cook about 1 minute to heat through, then season the mixture with salt and freshly ground black pepper. While the onions are cooking, place a medium-size pot over medium heat and melt the butter. Sprinkle the flour over the butter and cook the mixture for about 1 minute. Whisk the half and half and chicken broth into the butter-flour mixture and cook until the liquid has thickened up. Season the sauce with nutmeg, salt and freshly ground black pepper.Add the meat-onion mixture and the sauce to the pot with the cooked pasta and stir to evenly combine. Transfer the mixture to a casserole dish and sprinkle the grated cheese over the top. Place the dish under the broiler until the cheese is melted and golden brown. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MMREEVES78.

The nutritional information for Mini Cannelloni Bake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 291.6

• Total Fat: 12.9 g
• Cholesterol: 37.8 mg
• Sodium: 304.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
• Protein: 15.6 g