
Fiorenzi Pancetta & Pear Stuffed Cannelloni
Ingredients
Pasta Sheets :
- 6 each frozen individual pasta sheets thawed
Filling :
- 2 & 1/2 cup . ricotta cheese
- ½ cup Locatelli ® Crema di Pecorino
- 1 c. shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 c. grated Locatelli ® Pecorino Romano Cheese
- 1/4 c. fresh Basil “Chiffonade” strips , shred , chopped or tear plus more whole leaves for garnish
- Zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1.5 cups pancetta or bacon diced ¼ inch thick rendered
- 1.5 cups fresh diced pears ¼ inch thick
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Sauce :
- 2.5 cups Locatelli ® Pecorino Romano Cheese sauce reserve 1.5 cups for topping see Locatelli Cheese Sauce Recipe
- Topping for Cannelloni :
- ½ cup. shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 cup. Shaved Locatelli ® Pecorino Romano Cheese
Instructions
- Step (1) Preheat Oven to 350 º , Make Locatelli Parmesan cheese sauce (see Parmesan cheese sauce recipe on website )
- Step (2) Make ricotta Pancetta and Pear filling: in a large bowl, stir together ricotta, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ½ cup Locatelli ® Crema di Pecorino, 1/4 cup Grated Locatelli ® Pecorino Romano Cheese, diced browned Pancetta , fresh diced Pear , basil, and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside in the refrigerator until ready to stuff pasta sheets.
- Step (3) Into the bottom of a large baking dish, ladle 1 cup of Locatelli ® Pecorino Romano Cheese Sauce . Smooth into an even layer at the bottom of the dish . Lay out thawed Pasta sheets , Spoon ricotta mixture in center , at end of sheet wet with water then roll into Cannelloni shape repeat process for each sheet , place side by side into baking dish, repeating until all ricotta mixture has been used. Top with remaining cheese sauce, mozzarella, and Shaved Locatelli ® Pecorino Romano Cheese. Bake @ 350 º degrees , until cheese is melted and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with chiffonade of fresh basil and serve immediately.