Chicken Canneloni With White Sauce

Ingredients:

Pasta:

2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 –3/4 c water

Filling:

2 tbsp butter
2 c cooked & diced chicken meat
1 c sweet ham

Sauce:

4 tbsp butter
3 tbsp all purpose flour
1 big can evaporated milk
1 package cream of mushroom soup dissolved in
1 c chicken broth
1 c grated cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Sift the flour and salt together.
2. Add the beaten egg and enough water to form a dough.
3. Knead until smooth.
4. Allow to rest for 10-15 minutes.
5. Roll out to approximately 1/8’” thick.
6. Cut dough into 5”x 6” rectangles.
7. Cook in boiling water until tender but firm.
8. Drain and set aside.
9. Prepare filling:
a. Melt butter or margarine in a skillet and stir fry the chicken meat and ham until brown. Set aside.
10. Prepare white sauce:
a. Melt butter and stir in flour then gradually pour in the milk and mushroom mixture.
b. Cook over low heat stirring continuously to prevent lumps.
c. Stir in half with the cheese and season to taste.
11. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
12. Butter 9 inch oven proof glass dish. Set aside.
13. To assemble:
a. Place about 4 tbsp of the filling at the center of each pasta and top
with 2 tbsp sauce.
b. Roll as in jelly roll and arrange in prepared pan.
c. Do the same for all the pasta and filling.
d. Pour the remaining sauce over the cannelloni then sprinkle with the
rest of the cheese.
e. Bake for 20 minutes or until mixture boils.