Although this is not an original Dominican recipe it is true however that it has been adopted by Dominicans the same way we adopted Spaghetti. This is a vegetarian option to the better-known recipe.

Time: 50 Mins
Difficulty: Advanced
Serve: 6 people

Before starting to cook: Heat up the oven to 400 °F (200 °C).

Ingredients:

• 8 cannelloni
• 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 4 basil leaves, chopped finely
• 2 cups of chopped spinach
• 1 cup of ricotta cheese
• 12 very ripe tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 1/2 cup of evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 pinch of oregano
• 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch of black pepper
• Salt

Preparation:

1. Put water to boil. Submerge the tomatoes in the boiling water for a few seconds to loosen the skin. Skin, and cut into small pieces getting rid of the seeds. Sprinkle a pinch of oregano, a pinch of pepper and a pinch of salt on the tomatoes. Heat up the oil, and sautee the tomatoes, basil and garlic. Simmer at very low heat until the tomatoes are very tender. Add a few tablespoons of water if necessary. Adjust salt to taste. When the sauce is ready turn off the fire. Reserve.
   
2. In a separate pan heat up the butter at low heat. Add the flour and stir vigorously until the two are well mixed. Add half the milk and stir until it reaches a uniform consistency. Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper and keep stirring until it becomes a thick cream. Mix in the parmesan cheese. Reserve.
   
3. Boil abundant oil adding a tablespoon of salt to the water. When the water breaks a boil add the spinach and simmer for 7 minutes. Take the spinach out of the water and quickly put it. Chop the spinch and mix with the ricotta cheese.
   
4. Boil the cannelloni al dente.
   
5. Fill the cannelloni with the mix of cheese and spinach. Lay on the tomato sauce and cover with the white sauce. Cover the baking pan with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
   
6. Serve hot with green salad.

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It had been a long time since the last time I prepared this dish. I had forgotten how absolutely and sinfully delicious it is. Please try it. You won´t regret it.