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Cannelloni pasta tubes

29 replies

ouch321 · 27/02/2023 16:30

Anyone who has bought these recently can tell me which supermarket chain?

I can't seem to find them in store or online. I don't think it has anything to do with the current egg / salad etc shortages as other pasta shapes are in stock but has cannelloni gone out of fashion or something?

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Zuffe · 27/02/2023 16:34

It has been harder to get recently, but it does pop up in Sainsbury. The width of shelf space is much reduced. I made one on Friday.

StroppyTop · 27/02/2023 16:34

Bought them recently in Sainsburys after not seeing them for years.

Then remembered what a massive faff they are to fill.

Topbird29 · 27/02/2023 16:38

If can't find any, can you not soften some lasagne sheets and roll into a tube shape and fill (I guess lying it down to fill)

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HalfWomanHalfHobnob · 27/02/2023 16:48

Our Sainsbury's has cannelloni tubes. Use a piping bag to fill them - still a faff, but worth it I think!

Zuffe · 27/02/2023 16:53

I used to find them hard to fill, then I changed the method. I put the cooked mixture into a long baking dish adjacent to another baking dish. I hold each tube at the so that the end is flush with the side of the dish. Draw down the dish a wide spoon that funnels the mixture in, then lift and place into the next dish. If needed a small square of cheese can be placed onto the end to close it off.

gogohmm · 27/02/2023 16:55

You can make an alternative version using crepes, I prefer it in fact

fluffylampbear · 27/02/2023 16:56

ocado have them

GuyFawkesDay · 27/02/2023 16:56

Thank you, they've been elusive recently!

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ouch321 · 27/02/2023 18:20

gogohmm · 27/02/2023 16:55

You can make an alternative version using crepes, I prefer it in fact

I'm picturing rolled up pancakes stuffed with a nutella and marshmallow mixture sprinkled with lemon juice. Probably not what you meant though...

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ouch321 · 27/02/2023 18:20

Thanks pple

Sainsbury's seems a good call. Shall be off there now.

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reluctantbrit · 27/02/2023 18:37

We bought around 10 boxes when Lidl had their "Italian week" last year. The only other place is a small italian independent deli but they cost their weight in gold.

StackBlocks · 27/02/2023 18:44

Morrisons do them. Asda used to but I haven’t seen them since the first Covid lockdown!

Haveawordwithyourusband · 27/02/2023 18:56

Yeah got some in Morrisons today, only £1.10 too !

DevantMaJardin · 27/02/2023 18:57

I very specifically looked in Tesco last week and they didn't even have a space on the shelf for them anymore so don't waste your time in there.

Vinorosso74 · 27/02/2023 18:58

I find Morrisons are usually reliable for having them. Sainsbury's varies.

SparkleSpangle · 27/02/2023 19:03

Morrisons sell them. Haven't found them anywhere else for years. You can use fresh lasagne sheets rolled up as an alternative, easier to fill too.

QueenMabs · 27/02/2023 19:05

I tried to find some too. I love spinach and ricotta cannelloni.

I find the best method is in a large freezer bag with the corner cut off.

Whats the recipe with crepes it does ring a bell!! Far in the recesses of my mind.

Zuffe · 27/02/2023 19:05

SparkleSpangle · 27/02/2023 19:03

Morrisons sell them. Haven't found them anywhere else for years. You can use fresh lasagne sheets rolled up as an alternative, easier to fill too.

Try Sainsbury! 👍🏻

PillBoxes · 27/02/2023 19:07

I make a version with tortillas. I also make a roundy lasagne using tortillas which fit in the roundy dish. Perfect!

I'm a heathen I know....

woodhill · 27/02/2023 19:37

Yes, they are really hard to find

Used to stock them in Sainsbury's

woodhill · 27/02/2023 19:39

Spinach and ricotta and fill them with a piping bag

soleilblue · 27/02/2023 19:39

Big sainsburys does all the weird shapes. Linguine and all that jazz.

JamMakingWannaBe · 27/02/2023 19:56

I went looking in Morrison's last weekend. Empty shelf. I made lasagne instead.

BramleyAppleHotCrossBun · 27/02/2023 19:58

I get them in Sainsbury's semi regularly. Never had a problem with supply.

Shmithecat2 · 27/02/2023 20:00

Make it with fresh lasagne sheets instead.