Cannelloni With Cheese Sauce

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Ingredients

Homemade paste dough

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon chopped green onion

1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained

1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken

1/2 cup finely chopped chicken

1/2 cup finely chopped ham

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 egg, beaten

1 tablespoon dry sherry

1/4 teaspoon ginger

Salt

Salad oil

Parmesan Cheese Sauce or Quick Chopped parsley for garnish

Preparation

1. Prepare Homemade Pasta Dough. Cut pasta into 3 pieces. On well-floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll 1 piece into 16 inch by 8 inch rectangle; cut into eight 4-inch squares. Place pasta on floured, clean cloth towel. Repeat with remaining pasta, making 24 squares in all. Cover and let pasta stand 1 hour.

2. In medium saucepan over medium heat, in hot butter, cook green onion until tender. Stir in spinach, chicken, ham, cheese, egg, sherry, ginger and 1/4 teaspoon salt; heat; set aside.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 13 inch by 9 inch metal pan or broiler-proof baking dish. In large kettle over high heat, heat to boiling 5 quarts water, 2 tablespoons salt and 1 tablespoon salad oil. Cook pasta squares, a few at a time, 5 minutes. Remove pasta with slotted spoon; drain in colander and assemble while warm.

4. To assemble cannelloni; Spread rounded tablespoonfuls of meat mixture across center of warm pasta square; roll jelly-roll fashion. Place, seam side down, in pan. Repeat with remaining pasta squares and meat mixture.

5. Pour Parmesan-Cheese Sauce or Quick Parmesan-Cheese sauce evenly over cannelloni; sprinkle with chopped parsley. Bake 20 minutes. Turn oven control to broil; broil 5 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 8 servings.

In medium saucepan over medium heat, into 1/4 cup butter, melted, stir 1/4 cup all-purpose flour until well blended. Gradually stir in 1 1/2 cups half-and-half, 1 1/2 cups water and 2 chicken-bouillon cubes. Cool while stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened. Stir in 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese and heat until melted.