This recipe for chicken cannelloni with béchamel is an Italian recipe that you can make ready in advance. Good cannelloni are the centerpiece of any authentic homemade family meal or dinner. In this case, instead of the mixture of pork or beef, we are going to use the healthy low cost, chicken. We can take advantage of the remains of a roast chicken, it is a good option so that you do not over anything. The secret of this recipe is not the meat, but a béchamel that makes it an impressive bite. Dare to try the best chicken cannelloni with homemade bechamel that exist.
Ingredients:
For the bechamel:
- 800 ml milk
- 100g butter
- 100 g of flour
- Salt
- Pepper
- Nutmeg
How to prepare some chicken cannelloni with béchamel
- This recipe practically cooks itself , it is one of the easiest you have ever made. The secret is a good raw material and a little patience.
- To make the filling, we peel and cut the onions very finely . We will add the two cloves of garlic to this base, peel and fillet them.
- In a frying pan with a drizzle of oil, we place the onion and garlic , we poach these two ingredients.
- When they are tender we add the breast cut into tiny pieces, we season it to taste.
- To give it a fruity touch we put a little white wine. We let the ingredients mix and turn off the heat.
- The bechamel is one of the easiest sauces to prepare that exist. We put the same amount of butter as sifted flour in a saucepan.
- Toast the flour for a few minutes before adding the milk little by little until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Season to taste and add a touch of nutmeg . We will have the béchamel ready. We put a part with the chicken.
- We mix and let this incredible filling cool, turn on the oven and soak the cannelloni plates.
- Fill the cannelloni sheets, roll them up and place in a source. We cover the chicken cannelloni with béchamel sauce and a little grated cheese.
- We gratin a few minutes in the oven and enjoy this easy-to-cook and delicious treat. We can freeze them before gratin to have them always ready in the freezer.
