Meat Cannelloni

I think I could eat some form of pasta every night. You would think by now I would be able to estimate the correct amount of pasta when I cook it. I either cook way too much or not quite enough. The good thing with this meal is that you just have to count the amount of noodles you need and you can't fail:)

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

1-2 celery sticks, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 can tomato sauce

2-3 tbsp tomato paste

handful of fresh parsley

salt and pepper to taste

approx 14 cooked cannelloni noodles

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp flour

1 1/2 cups milk

1/2 tsp fresh ground nutmeg

salt and pepper to taste

freshly ground Parmesan cheese

Brown and drain your ground beef. Add onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Season with salt and pepper

Add your tomato sauce and paste and parsley. Let simmer for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile cook your cannelloni noodles until slightly undercooked

Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper. Fill each noodle with meat mixture and place in pan

Top of noodles with remaining meat mixture. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a sauces pan, melt butter and add flour. Stir. Let cook for 1-2 minutes and add milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Bring it to a light boil and remove from heat once thickened. This sauce is called bechamel sauce.  Pour over top of your cannelloni

Shred a generous amount of Parmesan cheese on top of your bechamel sauce

Cook in your preheated 350 degree oven for about 25- 30 minutes until it is piping hot and noodles are cooked through

Indulge yourself in this yummy pasta!