Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Chicken and Sweet Potato Cannelloni or Ravioli

Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup diced chicken
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup low sodium chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup  diced red pepper (I buy mine in the jar)
  • 1 cup sweet potato, cooked until tender and mashed
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 pkg ready made lasagna sheets
  • 1 540 ml tin Aylmer's Accents Garlic and Olive Oil Tomatoes (or your favourite diced tomatoes)
  • 1 container Philadelphia Cooking Creme
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese to top
Directions
  1. Saute the chicken and onions in olive oil over medium high heat until cooked through. 
  2. Add the seasonings and continue to saute until the garlic is fragrant (about 1 more minute) 
  3. Add the chicken stock and continue to saute until it reduces by half (this will only take about 30 seconds) 
  4. Add the roasted red pepper.
  5. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and dice until the filling resembles a mulch.
  6. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the sweet potatoes, egg, and Parmesan cheese. 
  7. Spread 2 tbsps of the mixture in a line across one end of a lasagna sheet (as per video) and roll, just until the ends touch. Use a sharp knife to cut off the excess pasta - each sheet will make 2 Cannelloni's.
  8. Place seam side down in a casserole prepared with cooking spray.
  9. Mix the tomatoes and cooking creme together and pour over all. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese and bake in a preheated 350 oven for 30-35 minutes.
Alternately, this filling can be used for ravioli.