Baked Cannelloni (1 syn)

Ingredients:
8 cannelloni tubes
basil leaves
2 tbsp grated parmesan style cheese

Ingredients for filling:
225g fresh spinach
225g fat-free natural cottage cheese
freshly grated nutmeg
1 egg yolk
salt & pepper

Ingredients for sauce:
425ml passata
1 crushed garlic clove
pinch of sugar
salt & pepper

1. To make filling, put spinach in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of water. Cover with lid and cook gently over low heat for 5 minutes, until leaves are limp and bright green. Drain in colander, pressing down on top of spinach with saucer to squeeze out liquid.
2. Chop spinach and mix with cottage cheese, nutmeg, egg yolk and seasoning. Spoon the filling into the cannelloni tubes and arrange in overproof dish.
3. Mix the pasta, sugar, garlic and seasoning together & pour over cannelloni. Sprinkle basil and parmesan cheese & bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes until bubbling and golden brown.