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Pumpkin and corn cannelloni

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 55 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 500g pumpkin, peeled, cubed
    • 1 cup frozen corn kernels
    • 250g extra-light ricotta or cottage cheese
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
    • ¼ cup chopped nuts such as hazelnuts, almonds, pecans
    • 4 fresh lasagne sheets
    • 2 x 400g cans flavoured chopped tomatoes
    • ½ cup grated fresh mozzarella or reduced-fat cheddar cheese
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Place pumpkin pieces in a microwave dish, cover and cook in microwave on high for 6 minutes. Allow to cool.

    2 Mash pumpkin with a fork. Combine with corn, ricotta, eggs oregano and nuts. Line an oven dish with baking paper. To make cannelloni, place one-quarter of the pumpkin mixture along the short side of a lasagne sheet, roll up and place in prepared oven dish. Repeat with the remaining sheets and filling.

    3 Pour canned tomatoes and their juice onto cannelloni and sprinkle with grated cheese.

    4 Bake for 35 minutes until pasta is cooked and cheese is golden brown. Serve on a bed of lettuce.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free lasagne sheets and check canned flavoured tomatoes are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Make sure pasta sheets are totally covered with tomatoes otherwise they will end up crispy and undercooked.

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