Pancake Cannelloni with Spinach and Three Cheeses
– How to Cheat

We have long been able to buy ready-made pancakes and that’s fantastic for those who have neither the inclination or the skill to make them. Trouble is, until now, there have been no savoury ones on offer - supermarket pancakes, bought by ‘buyers’ not by cooks, tend to contain sugar, so that cuts out 50% of ways to use them. Now, thank heavens, a mail-order company is making splendid lacy thin pancakes - the real thing. So my advice is to put in an order for your freezer (see below) and any time you wish to make a fast savoury or sweet pancake recipe they are at your service. The following savoury version is a winner.

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 x pack 6 Suzettes Hand Cooked Pancakes
1 x 300 g tub fresh ready-made cheese sauce

For the filling:

1 x 225 g bag pre-washed young leaf spinach
½ oz (10 g) butter
half a 150 g mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes (reserving the other half, see below)
3 oz (75 g) Gorgonzola Piccante, crumbled
1 oz (25 g) ready-grated parmesan
whole nutmeg
4 spring onions, finely chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the topping:

the other half of the 150 g mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes
½ oz (10 g) ready-grated parmesan

Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6, 400ºF (200ºC).

You will also need an ovenproof dish approximately 71⁄2 inches/19 cm square.

First, place the spinach in a large saucepan with the butter and cook for 2-3 minutes, tossing it around until it wilts and collapses (or microwave it according to instructions). Either way, drain the spinach in a colander, squeezing it hard to get rid of the excess juice, and transfer it to a bowl. Now roughly chop it, add half of the mozzarella, the Gorgonzola and parmesan, along with a good grating of nutmeg and a seasoning of salt and pepper, and mix well. Stir in the chopped spring onions (including the green parts) and 2 tablespoons of the cheese sauce, stirring well.

Now microwave the pancakes according to the instructions on the packet to soften them, which makes them easier to roll up (alternatively, heat them briefly in a non-stick frying pan). Then lay out 1 pancake on a work surface and place 2 tablespoons of the filling on it, then roll it up, tucking in the edges. Do the same with the rest of the pancakes, arranging them as you go in a well-buttered dish (approximately 7½ inches/19 cm square) and scatter the rest of the mozzarella all over them. Pour the remaining sauce over the top, spreading it right up to the edges, and finally, sprinkle over the parmesan. Bake on the highest shelf in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until the top is brown and the sauce is bubbling. All it then needs is a green salad.

How to Cheat Hero Ingredient:

1 x pack 6 Suzettes Hand Cooked Pancakes

Suzettes Hand Cooked Pancakes are available in the freezer cabinet at Waitrose, £2.89 per pack of 6. For details of other stockists or to buy online, click on the link below.

Click here to order pancakes from Suzettes

This recipe first appeared in You Magazine.

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