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Stuffed Cannelloni with Leek-Feta-Mozzarella Cheese

Written by Published on Updated on November 3, 2022 in Uncategorized

Friday, end of week and the weekend just a few hours away in this part of the world.  I hope you all had a good week and looking forward to your weekend plans.  

This recipe is a bit different than the usual stuffed Cannelloni, I have tweaked it with some of my added ingredients, but it still tastes delicious.  The first time I made this recipe many years ago, I got one of those looks as if I was crazy, but when everyone at our dinner table tried it their expressions changed dramatically.  

I love how Leek, mozzarella combines nicely with the feta cheese giving it a smooth but a bit rich taste.  Give it a try and see for yourself 🙂

STUFFED CANNELLONI WITH LEEK-FETA-MOZZARELLA CHEESE

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 box Cannelloni should have about 20 pieces
  • 4 Leeks chopped
  • 3 small packages of Mozzarella
  • 450 grams Feta Cheese
  • 150 grams of Parmesan or any cheese that comes close to Parmesan
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Chopped Leek and place into a small sauce pan with just enough water to cover and let simmer for about 10 minutes.
  • Grate the Feta and Mozzarella on the wide side of the grader
  • Once the Leek is drained, squeeze so that all the excess water is gone.
  • Add into Feta and Mozzarella mix and mix
  • Fill the Cannelloni
  • Beat the eggs with the cream and pour over the Cannelloni. Bake at 180 for 35 minutes. Sometimes the Cannelloni tend to burn a bit, like mine did this time around. 🙁 Just pour a bit of the left over cream, and it work out nicely.

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

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