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Goat Cheese Chicken Basil and Asparagus Cannelloni
  • Prep
    25 min
  • Total
    45 min
  • Serving

Goat Cheese, Chicken, Basil & Asparagus Cannelloni  

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Ingredients

For the Stuffed Pasta:

  • 1lb roasted shredded chicken or a rotisserie chicken pulled 
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated 
  • 1 cup Mozzarella  
  • ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese  
  • 1 bushel Basil  
  • 1 cup Montchevre Crumbled Goat Cheese  
  • 1 bushel grilled Asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces 
  • ¾ cup Mornay Sauce  
  • Fresh precooked pasta sheets, or 1 box cannelloni/manicotti tubes, precooked 

For the Sauce: 

  • 5 tablespoon Butter
  • 5 tablespoon Flour 
  • 1 cup Whole Milk  
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream  
  • 1 clove garlic, grated 
  • ½ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese 
  • Tons of Fresh Cracked Black Pepper 
  • Salt to taste

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan melt the butter over low heat.
  2. Add the flour to melted butter and let cook for about 1 minute.
  3. To cooked flour mixture, add milk, cream, salt, and pepper and bring to a simmer Let simmer stirring frequently for 10 minutes. 
  4. Whisk in parmesan cheese until melted and thoroughly combined.
  5. Season well with salt and pepper.  Set aside to cool. 
  6. Combine the cheeses, chicken, grilled veggies, basil garlic and ¾ C of the cooled sauce together. Taste again for seasoning. 
  7. Fill cannelloni shells, or using fresh pasta, roll cannelloni by hand like a cigar.
  8. Place in a greased 9x13 baking dish and cover with the remaining sauce and additional parmesan cheese and mozzarella, if desired.  
  9. Bake at 400 degrees or until the cheese is melted and starting to get brown and bubbly.  Enjoy! 

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Crumbles

Montchevre® Crumbled Goat Cheese has a beautiful tang and freshness making it perfect for sprinkling on top of salads, pasta dishes, sandwiches or as a pizza topping.

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