JUST LIKE MAMA USED TO MAKE!

 

 

Well have you ever tried to stuff a cannelloni tube? I can assure you it’s not an easy task!

 

I gave short shrift to the instructions suggesting I put the filling in a plastic bag, snip off the end and pipe it in. Knowing how cack handed I am I couldn’t imagine what kind of a mess I’d end up in! So I opted to use a teaspoon instead, but then because the tube is thinner than you expect it only goes so far in and you end up with a tube about a third full. So I resorted to using a skewer to push it down and thankfully got into quite a rhythm.

 

 And boy was it worth it! Once those tubes were filled with cooked chicken, spinach and a cheese and mustard sauce, topped with tomato, fragrant basil and garlic sauce and heaped with grated cheese, it was one of those dinners that had me going into raptures every few minutes about it’s deliciousness! Definitely one worth the fiddling! 

 

 P.S.  I used my fresh spinach instead of frozen and  I think the chilli flakes are definitely a 'must have' addition.   The recipe is from the cookbook ' Save with Jamie' (Jamie Oliver)  but there is no direct link so am posting the link to another blog so you have the recipe and method.

https://morganmwoods.com/save-money/frugal-recipes/leftover-chicken-recipes/chicken-cannelloni/