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‘Red&White‘… Lasagna – Pasta with Freedom!
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A few weeks ago, I got a mail each from 2 very sweet Indonesian bloggers settled in Canada, Pepy @ Indonesia Eats & Dwiana @ The Adventure of My Cooking Diary announcing a food event celebrating ‘Red& White’, the colours of the Indonesian flag, in honour of the Indonesian Independence Day in August. How surprising that Dwiana & Pepy are ‘foodie fellows’ as they call themselves, & I have known the 2 of them separately through blogging in my search for the ever elusive sambal chili sauce. Little did I know that our paths would cross in such a manner & was delighted to be thought of & invited to contribute in my little way.
Anything red and white, visual or concept wise, taste wise… anything!
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At that time, I was clearing the larder… I have boxes of lasagna waiting to be used. Also had 6 tubes of cannelloni to use up. 6 were certainly not enough for a meal…‘can-u-loan-me’ some? Cannelloni couldn’t be made into lasagna…but thankfully, lasagna works well as a cannelloni roll up.
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How much more freedom can you get out of pasta…
…Lasagna willing to be rolled into cannelloni!
All the pieces fell into place withRED, WHITE &FREEDOM.
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SIL mentioned a nice veggie pasta cannelloni she had the other day with potatoes, cottage cheese & sweetcorn within. Enough to set my mind ticking. I love veggie versions of pasta; gives me a nice break from chicken. Contact was made with the ‘Pasta Bible’ which had a roll up version I had seen some time back. Set to work & this is how it came out….
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Canneloni with Potatoes, Cottage-cheese & Sweetcorn…by me
Ingredients:
Lasagna sheets – 12-16 / cooked aldente & spread out on a clean kitchen towel
(or cannelloni – 12-16 tubes)
Potatoes -2-3 / boiled & grated Cottage -cheese – 400gms , grated (I use Le Bon) Cheddar – 50 gms , grated Sweetcorn – from 2 cobs ( I like to boil mine fresh) Fresh coriander leaves – chopped fine (optional; or any other herbs of your choice) Marinara Sauce – 2 cups (approximately) Mozzarella for topping Fresh basil leaves Method:
Mix the potatoes + cottage cheese + cheddar + sweetcorn + herbs +salt + pepper well. Season well with salt & pepper. Reserve.
Put 1-2 tbsps of the mixture at one end of the lasagna sheet & roll up. Place seam side down in baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the sheets. If using cannelloni, pipe this filling into each shell & place in baking dish.
Pour over the marinara sauce & top generously with grated mozzarella. ( Can assemble till this point & refrigerate. Bring to room temperature later, bake & serve).
Cover with foil & bake for 25-30 minutes at 180 degrees C. Allow to stand for 15-20 minutes before serving.
This made for a nice, light summer main course dish. If you make it in winter, try it with a mushroom cream sauce over the marinara, maybe a bechamel, & then top it off with mozzarella. Would have been even yummier had I put in more cheese…but the calorie meter was a-counting!!
Thanks for flying the flag Dwi & Pepy. Thus runs the Spirit of Freedom, over nations far apart, yet bloggers narrowing borders like never before. I LOVE IT!!
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
Oooh, I have such a soft spot for cheese on tomato sauce… Love this dish Deeba! You can of course cut up the cannelloni and lay them out flat like lasagna, haha!
Okay, that looks yummy. And interesting. Potatoes and corn?? Would never have thought! And vegetarian, too, woohoo! lol
Question, though…what is the cheese that you call cottage cheese?? You can grate it?? Obviously not even closely resembling what we call cottage cheese in the US or over here in Australia!!!
21 Comments
nadia
delicious, reminds me of canneloni. my grandmother used to make crepes and use them instead of the pasta! was my favorite birthday meal!
Nags
ur pics are so refreshing and informative 🙂 that’s the main reason i love ur blog 🙂
OhioMom
….”bloggers narrowing borders like never before”
One of the things I love about blogging is the interaction with people from all over the world.
Happy Independence Day!
Dwiana P
great lasagna recipe Debra. Never cross in my mind about rolling lasagna. good idea. cottage cheese and mozzarella? wow I bet my son would love it!
Thank you for your time and energy to participate in this event. highly appreciate:)
noble pig
Wow you really went all out and in all directions. All those melting-cheese pictures are making me drool. What a neat event too!
I like your winter suggestions too!
Manggy
Oooh, I have such a soft spot for cheese on tomato sauce… Love this dish Deeba!
You can of course cut up the cannelloni and lay them out flat like lasagna, haha!
Laurie
What a wonderful idea to use the lasagna in that fashion! Your brilliant! 🙂
bee
so delicious and beautiful.
Cynthia
Your cooking is always inspiring and giving of ideas.
Dragon
Great advice! I love your lasagna rolls.
muralimanohar
Okay, that looks yummy. And interesting. Potatoes and corn?? Would never have thought! And vegetarian, too, woohoo! lol
Question, though…what is the cheese that you call cottage cheese?? You can grate it?? Obviously not even closely resembling what we call cottage cheese in the US or over here in Australia!!!
Nina's Kitchen (Nina Timm)
You are one clever lady…This dish really looks delicious and light…
Lina
wow! what a great idea!~!
Raaga
That’s a great idea 🙂 looks so beautiful
Arundathi
gosh you’re killing me here! can i have two rolls to go please?
Bharti
So yummy..I’m in the mood for pasta now! I might make something in the same combination.
nicisme
I’m going to join the end of the queue for a couple of these canneloni!
Ivy
I usually make cannelloni with crepes as well but have some lasagna in my pantry for a long time now waiting to be used. Looks like a great recipe.
Bellini Valli
This sounds like so much fun…wish I could be there to join your daily celebrations:D
Mike of Mike's Table
Aside from how great these look, its also an entirely new set of flavors to me which is the real eye opener. I’ll be over for dinner shortly!
Indonesia-Eats
Deeba, this is a great idea… Never thought before.
Thank you for participating with our Independence day.
Merdeka
Pepy 🙂