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Butternut Squash & Kale Cannelloni

October 27, 2014 by carey 6 Comments

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Something exciting happened around here last week! Our Italian Inspired Petite Pumpkin Pasta (Zucchettes), was featured in the NY Times Dining section! The long time influential food critic and writer, Florence Fabricant, had an assistant call our office and inquire about the pasta. Immediately our hearts began to pound, as we were not sure what to expect. Happily it was a flattering mention, and you can see our pasta featured here in my Healthy Beef Ragu with Mint recipe.

 

Butternut Squash and Kale Cannelloni | WorldofPastabilities.com

This is the second time Ms. Fabricant has mentioned our specialty pasta. The first time was back in the late 90’s when we introduced our first few Collegiate Pasta Salads, with pasta shaped like collegiate mascots and logos. We had recently moved from NYC to Nashville to start our company…so this was big news as we felt like things were coming full circle!

 

Butternut Squash and Kale Cannelloni | WorldofPastabilities.com

Today though we are talking “squash”, not pumpkins…and sweet butternut squash to be more specific. It’s my favorite squash of the season and I always look forward to the first taste which means “fall is here”! It’s easy to get lost amongst the endless odd shaped and colorful squash at the store. Butternut squash has an elegant long smooth look…I even found a way to incorporate a butternut squash on my dining room table arrangement. (to be used at a later date of course!)

 

Butternut Squash and Kale Cannelloni | WorldofPastabilities.com

So what do you do with butternut squash? Simply diced and roasted with olive oil and salt is delicious. Puréed into a hearty, warm soup is another common use. Here we will add some fresh kale and make a healthy filling for baked cannelloni. Roasted butternut squash and kale cannelloni is a creamy, sweet, and satisfying dinner. It may seem a little challenging to put together, but really it can be fun and quite simple!

 

Butternut Squash and Kale Cannelloni | WorldofPastabilities.com

First of all, butternut squash is just difficult to cut. I’ve given up and always buy it precut and diced in packages. It may cost a little more, but it saves tons of time, and possibly a few fingers. Roasting the squash brings out its natural sweetness and combining it with some blanched, chopped kale adds a pop of color to the filling and also sneaks some additional healthiness into the dish.

Cannelloni is handmade tube of pasta that can be filled delicious combinations. This is different than manicotti, another Italian favorite, which is already formed in a tube shape, and can be found in a box at the grocery store. For the cannelloni itself, you use flat, wide, rectangular lasagna noodles. I used the “no cook” noodles, and just soaked them in hot water for about 10 minutes until they were pliable. If you actual cook them in boiling water, they will fall apart! You place about 2-3 tablespoons of filling on the noodle and fold over to form the tube shape. Place the cannelloni seam side down in a baking dish and then spread your ricotta topping over all the noodles… and bake!

 

Butternut Squash and Kale Cannelloni | WorldofPastabilities.com

You’ll notice the cheesy topping and soft, gooey portions don’t make for the prettiest pictures (I tried!)…but your tummy will be happy! 🙂

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Butternut Squash & Kale Cannelloni

Butternut Squash and Kale Cannelloni | Sweet butternut squash with fresh kale makes a delicious filling! Topped with ricotta and more cheeses - yum! | WorldofPastabilities.com

★★★★★

5 from 2 reviews

Comfort food at its best. A colorful, sweet, and healthy filling topped with a combo of cheeses makes the family happy!

  • Author: Carey | World of Pastabilities
  • Prep Time: 40 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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  • 8 wide lasagna noodles (no bake can work, just soak in hot water)
  • 1 pound of diced butternut squash
  • 3 cups fresh kale, blanched and chopped
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 cups ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup Asiago cheese, grated
  • 1 T. + more olive oil
  • 1/4 t. ground nutmeg
  • 6–8 Sages leaves, for 1 t. chopped sage plus garnish
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss squash in a little bit of olive oil and roast for approx. 25-35 minutes until tender. Then reduce oven tempurature to 350 degrees for baking casserole later.
  2. Soak lasagna noodles in hot water for 10 minutes (if no cook noodles), and transfer to a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
  3. While squash is roasting, blanch kale in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain, cool, squeeze, and chop finely.
  4. In a small pan, add 1 T. olive oil and saute shallots under transparent, approx. 3-5 minues.
  5. In large bowl, combine squash, shallots, sage, nutmeg, and 2 T. milk. Mash with a fork until smooth and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Place approximately 3 tablespoons mixture across the middle of each lasagna noodle, and fold into a tube shape. Place seam side down in a 2 quart casserole dish.
  7. In a bowl, combine the ricotta, Parmesan, and Asiago cheeses. Add 1/4 cup milk and season with salt and pepper.
  8. Spread cheese mixture over the cannelloni noodles.
  9. Bake for approximatley 25 minutes or until heated through. For a browned top, broil for 2-3 additional minutes!
  10. Garnish with fresh sage leaves. Serve and enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Becky | The Cookie Rookie says

    October 27, 2014 at 2:49 pm

    Um…wow…this looks AMAZING!!! Can I come to you, eat some of this, and chat blog stuff?! Beautiful pictures as always and it looks SOOOOO good! And bravo on the NYT mention, that is so cool!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • carey says

      October 27, 2014 at 2:52 pm

      Thanks Becky!! Please do come visit me in Nash Vegas – and bring your Mom! Nothing better than chatting and eating…unless there is wine too of course! NYT…yeah, pretty excited about that! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    October 29, 2014 at 4:22 am

    Cannot remember the last time I had cannelloni.. thanks for reminding me how delicious it is, I definitely need to make the recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • carey says

      October 30, 2014 at 10:40 am

      Thanks Thalia! It is one of those dishes that isn’t everyday…so it’s special when someone makes it! I hope you like it!

      Reply
  3. Kathy B. says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:09 am

    Congrats on the NY TImes mention! How exciting!

    Reply
    • carey says

      October 30, 2014 at 10:41 am

      Thanks Kathy! It was exciting for us! And perfect timing since I had just used the Petite Pumpkins in my Healthy Beef Ragu with Mint recipe!!

      Reply

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