Main Dish: Butternut Squash and Chicken Cannelloni
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 75 minutes
Ingredients
18 oz Butternut squash
3 TBSP olive oil
3.5 oz turkey bacon, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
18 oz ground chicken
1/2 tsp garam masala
2 TBSP chopped flat-leaf Italian parsley
5.5 oz goat's cheese
1.75oz ricotta cheese
13 oz instant cannelloni tubes
3.5 oz grated parmesan cheese
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425
Slice the butternut squash in half and brush with 1 TBSP oil
Bake for 40 minutes or until tender
Scoop out the flesh and mash with a fork
Set aside to cool
Reduce the oven to 400
Cook 1 tbsp oil in a heavy frying pan. Cook the bacon until done.
In the same pan, heat the remaining oil.
Brown the chicken making sure to cook all the way through
Make Sauce: In a saucepan melt butter over moderately low heat.
Stir in flour and cook roux, stirring, 3 minutes.
Add milk in a stream and bring mixture to a boil, whisking until thick and smooth.
Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer sauce over low heat, whisking occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes, or until thickened.
Combine the squash with the bacon and chicken. Add the garam marsala, goat cheese and ricotta.
Fill the cannelloni tubes with the mixture.
Arrange the tubes over a little of the sauce on the bottom of a 12 cup capacity ovenproof dish
Spoon the remaining sauce over the tubes. Sprinkle with parmesan and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is golden
Source
Homestyle Chicken