Lentil and jackfruit cannelloni

Source : Prepare The Filling By Frying Off The Onion Celery Garlic And Courgette Until Soft Then Add The Remaining Ingredients Cover With A Lid And Cook For ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : July 27, 2026

Step:

  1. Prepare the filling by frying off the onion, celery, garlic and courgette until soft. Then add the remaining ingredients, cover with a lid and cook for 30 minutes until the jackfruit is soft and flaking. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

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  2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade. Then prepare the tomato sauce by frying off the onion and garlic in 1 tbsp olive oil until soft. Add the plum tomatoes (break up with a spoon) and rinse the can with water and tip into the pan. Add the tomato purée, herbs and sugar and cook for 10 - 15 minutes. Season to taste.

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  3. Make the white sauce by mixing 2 handfuls of grated Parmesan cheese and half a teaspoon of nutmeg, into the creme fraiche.

  4. Line the base of a high sided baking dish with chard leaves. Then fill the cannelloni tubes with the lentil mixture and lay the filled tubes on top of the chard. Next add a layer of tomato sauce and a sprinkling of feta cheese.

    Lentil and jackfruit cannelloni recipe step 4 photo
  5. Add another layer of chard, tomato sauce and top with the creme fraiche another handful of Parmesan cheese.

  6. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, until the top is brown.

    Lentil and jackfruit cannelloni recipe step 6 photo

Ingredients

  1. 1 can jackfruit
  2. 1 can green lentils
  3. 1 onion finely chopped
  4. 1 clove garlic crushed
  5. 1 stalk celery finely chopped
  6. Half a courgette finely chopped
  7. 1 tsp oregano
  8. 2 tbsp tomato purée
  9. 2 large tomatoes chopped
  10. 250 ml vegetable stock
  11. 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  12. 12 cannelloni tubes
  13. Tomato sauce
  14. 1 onion finely chopped
  15. 2 cloves garlic crushed
  16. 1 tin plum tomatoes
  17. 1 tbsp tomato purée
  18. 3 sprigs fresh oregano
  19. Small handful basil leaves
  20. 1 tsp sugar
  21. Layers / topping
  22. Swiss chard (spinach would work too)
  23. 50 g feta cheese
  24. 300 ml creme fresh
  25. 3 handfuls grated Parmesan

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