Meat cannelloni is a typical recipe from our mothers and grandmothers. It's a typical home-cooked dish that doesn't taste as good in a restaurant.
Traditionally, cannelloni was made with leftover meat from broth. In Catalonia, it became customary to eat them on December 26th, Boxing Day, with the leftover meat from Christmas broth.
To continue the tradition, we make cannelloni every Christmas. However, we prepare them in advance so we don't have to start cooking in the middle of the celebration.
The key to making cannelloni quickly and easily is to fill them with roast chicken. With this trick, you'll only need mushrooms, caramelized onions, and béchamel to make delicious cannelloni. If you want to make the whole recipe, we'll show you the tricks for making caramelized onions without burning them and a light and delicious béchamel . But if you don't want to complicate things, you can also buy them pre-made so you can focus on the most fun part: assembling them.
Cannelloni is usually eaten in winter because it's a heavier dish, but the truth is, we like it so much that we eat it all year round.
Don't wait any longer and learn how to make delicious cannelloni with our step-by-step video!
Index
- 1 Necessary ingredients
- 2 How to prepare chicken and mushroom cannelloni
- 3 How to prepare caramelized onions
- 4 How to prepare the bechamel
- 5 Can I buy a roast chicken to make cannelloni?
- 6 How to freeze cannelloni
- 7 Ingredients
- 8 Instructions
Necessary ingredients
Start with the basics:
〉How to prepare caramelized onions
〉How to prepare Bechamel
How to prepare chicken and mushroom cannelloni
How to prepare caramelized onions
Caramelized onion adds a sweet and delicious touch to these cannelloni, but it also works in many other recipes. Learn all the tricks for achieving the perfect caramelized onion.
How to prepare béchamel
Béchamel sauce is used in many dishes due to its versatility. Depending on its thickness, it can be used to cover cannelloni or fill croquettes. Learn all the secrets to preparing the perfect béchamel sauce with our béchamel sauce recipe.
Can I buy a roast chicken to make cannelloni?
The truth is, we always buy roasted chicken when we make cannelloni; it saves a ton of time and it's still delicious. You can buy roasted chicken at the local poultry store or even pre-packaged, ready-to-bake chicken at the supermarket. Of course, you can also bake your own chicken at home and you'll still get delicious cannelloni, but in this particular case, preparing homemade chicken doesn't make a difference.
How to freeze cannelloni
Yes, of course! In fact, I don't know any grandmother who makes cannelloni the same day they're going to be eaten. Ideally, you should freeze the cannelloni before baking, covering the tray with plastic wrap with the béchamel and cheese already included. On the day you're going to eat them, take the tray out a few hours beforehand and once defrosted, bake it as you normally would. If you have leftover cooked cannelloni and want to freeze them, you can do that too. Just be careful when reheating them because if you overcook them, they'll be very dry.
Servings 8
- Amount per serving
- % Daily Value *
- Saturated Fat 3.8 g19 %
- Fiber 1.6 g7 %
- Sugars 5.6 g
- Calcium 218 %
- Iron 3 %
- Vitamin D 225 %
*Percent daily values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
