Julie Goodwin made waves in the food industry after winning MasterChef Australia season one. She was the first – she paved the way and set standards for new contestants, and now, with the show on its 17th season, many have come back to win.
Since 2009, Julie has been on our TV screens, written best-selling cookbooks, made numerous radio appearances, and run her very own culinary school. But one thing has remained constant throughout her life – her love of cooking for family.
The MasterChef kitchen is full of inspiration to make wonderful and wacky dishes, but being a home cook means knowing how to nail the classics. Julie shared her family favourite recipe: spinach and ricotta cannelloni so you can try it at home.
For more information, visit her website: juliegoodwin.com.au
Ingredients
Method
Preheat oven to 180*C.
In a medium saucepan, place tomatoes, oregano, sugar and ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened. The tomatoes can be used as they are, or for a smoother result puree with a stick mixer. Pour half the mixture into the base of medium baking dish.
Heat olive oil over medium low heat in a small fry pan. Sauté onion and garlic until translucent.
Combine ricotta, spinach, onion garlic, pine nuts, parmesan, remaining salt and pepper in a large bowl.
Cut each lasagne sheet into thirds. Place ¼ cup of ricotta mixture along length of each sheet and roll up to form a tube. Do not overlap the ends too much.
Lay the tubes in two rows of six on the tomato sauce in the baking dish, making sure the joined part is at the bottom. Top with extra tomato sauce and cover with mozzarella, then parmesan. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
