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    Vegetarian Roasted Eggplant Cannelloni

    Updated: Mar 3, 2020 · Published: Nov 3, 2015 by Andrea

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    Cannelloni is Italian comfort food at its finest. If you need an impressive vegetarian meal, this roasted eggplant cannelloni definitely fit the bill.

    An impressive but simple pasta dish that even your kids will love to help you cook.

    Simple Mediterranean flavors upgrade a traditional Italian comfort food to an elegant vegetarian main course.

    Perfect both for a cozy dinner for two or to please a large crowd at your next get-together event.

    This vegetarian roasted eggplant cannelloni make a wonderfully comforting fall dish. Ready in only 40 mins and made with fresh simple ingredients. Recipe from www.thepetitecook.com

    Baked with layers of light white sauce and truly-impossible-to-resist tomato sauce, this hearty baked pasta is quick and very easy to put together. 

    Light but full-filling at the same time, this roasted eggplant cannelloni make a scrumptious meal on their own.

    You can also serve a light appetizer right before, or follow with a veggie-packed salad after.

    I personally like to skip the starter, have 4 of these bad-ass pasta tubes and jump over to dessert directly.

    Ingredients Tips

    This vegetarian roasted eggplant cannelloni make a wonderfully comforting fall dish. Ready in only 40 mins and made with fresh simple ingredients. Recipe from www.thepetitecook.com

    To make this delicious roasted eggplant/ aubergine cannelloni, start by roasting the starring vegetable.

    You can either cube the eggplant or cut the veggie horizontally in two and lightly score each half.

    Arrange your eggplants over a non-stick baking tray, season with a generous glug of olive oil, sea salt and black pepper.

    Once they're baked and soft, simply pop them in a powerful food processor and blend until creamy.

    There you go, ready in 30 seconds. This is probably the easiest sauce in the world after tomato sauce.

    This vegetarian roasted eggplant cannelloni make a wonderfully comforting fall dish. Ready in only 40 mins and made with fresh simple ingredients. Recipe from www.thepetitecook.com

    My favorite thing about this sauce?

    You can easily store any leftovers in the fridge, and use it with other pasta shapes or spread over a warm toasted bun, paired with some mozzarella and salad leaves.

    This vegetarian roasted eggplant cannelloni make a wonderfully comforting fall dish. Ready in only 40 mins and made with fresh simple ingredients. Recipe from www.thepetitecook.com

    The tomato sauce is extremely simple to prepare, and it's just the way my sicilian mummy taught me. The ingredients you use will make a massive difference, so choose them wisely.

    I recommend high-quality bottled ( or canned) whole peeled tomatoes, the San Marzano tomato variety is my favorite but hard to find, but most organic Italian tomatoes will do the job.

    Leave out any dried herb you may think of, and only use fresh bay and basil leaves.

    Last but not least, opt for high-quality organic extra virgin olive oil; I know it's on the expensive side, but it's worth every penny.

    Plus, thanks to the deep aromatic flavor, you'll find yourself using less oil than when you opt for cheaper commercial options.

    How To Make Veggie Cannelloni

    This vegetarian roasted eggplant cannelloni make a wonderfully comforting fall dish. Ready in only 40 mins and made with fresh simple ingredients. Recipe from www.thepetitecook.com

    Once you have all the basic ingredients ready, start putting together your cannelloni.

    Brush the base of a baking dish with a little extra virgin olive oil and tomato sauce.

    Transfer the roasted eggplant sauce in a piping bag and fill each cannelloni all the way.

    Arrange them on the baking dish and pour the remaining tomato sauce over them.

    Top with white sauce ( go for either bechamel sauce or my quick ricotta sauce) and some grated Italian-style cheese (I usually go for authentic parmesan cheese, but bear in mind it's not vegetarian).

    This vegetarian roasted eggplant cannelloni make a wonderfully comforting fall dish. Ready in only 40 mins and made with fresh simple ingredients. Recipe from www.thepetitecook.com

    Bake in the oven for 20 mins or until the pasta is cooked through and the edges are nicely crisp and golden.

    Allow to cool a little, scatter some basil leaves on top and devour straight from the pan.

    This vegetarian roasted eggplant cannelloni make a wonderfully comforting fall dish. Ready in only 40 mins and made with fresh simple ingredients. Recipe from www.thepetitecook.com

    This roasted eggplant cannelloni recipe is comfort food heaven.

    You can even prepare it in the morning, keep in the fridge, then pop it into the oven right before dinner time.

    Enjoy this fantastic vegetarian baked pasta for meatless monday, or any day of the week really.

    It's so easy to put together you'll want to make it all over again!

    Did you try this recipe?

    I hope you give this delicious recipe a try! If you do, please leave a comment below and let me know how you liked it! Or even better, take a picture, tag it #thepetitecook and share it on Instagram. Looking at your yummy creations always makes me happy!

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    Roasted Eggplant Cannelloni

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    Cannelloni is Italian comfort food at its finest. If you need an impressive vegetarian meal, this roasted eggplant cannelloni definitely fit the bill.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time40 minutes mins
    Total Time50 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Italian
    Serving: 2
    Author: Andrea Soranidis

    Ingredients

    • 6 Cannelloni pasta
    • 150 ml bechamel sauce,
    • 400 g Italian tomato sauce
    • 2 tablespoon Italian-style hard cheese, grated ( or Parmigiano Reggiano)
    • a bunch of fresh basil leaves, to decorate

    For the roasted eggplant sauce:

    • 3 medium-large long eggplants / aubergines
    • extra virgin olive oil
    • sea salt and black pepper
    • 1 garlic clove, optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180C/360F/160 fan.
    • Cube the eggplant, or cut the veggie horizontally in two and lightly score each half. Arrange your eggplants over a non-stick baking tray, add garlic, season with a generous glug of olive oil, sea salt and black pepper.
    • Bake in the oven for 20 min or until soft and cooked through. Then simply pop them in a powerful food processor and blend until creamy.
    • Fold the cannelloni in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water. Cook for about 1-2 min, they should be still very hard. Drain and pat dry on a kitchen cloth.
    • Fill a piping bag with the roasted eggplant sauce.
    • Hold each cannelloni up on your palm to avoid the filling to escape and fill with the prepared mixture.
    • Brush the base of a baking dish with a little extra virgin olive oil and tomato sauce.
    • Arrange the filled cannelloni on top and pour the remaining tomato sauce over them.
    • Top with bechamel or my quick ricotta sauce and some grated parmesan cheese.
    • Bake in the oven for 15-20 min, until the pasta is cooked through and the edges are slightly crispy. Scatter basil leaves over the top and serve immediately.
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    1. Ece says

      October 16, 2020 at 11:53 am

      5 stars
      Made this yesterday for lunch and it was very tasty 🙂

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    2. Miriam says

      May 22, 2020 at 10:19 pm

      Lovely recipe. Needed much much longer banking, though. We left it in for 45 min and the pasta was still quite firm.

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    5 from 2 votes (1 rating without comment)

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