Make cannelloni according to instructions for cutting pasta shapes in the Making Pasta chapter

You'll need about 18 squares, 4 x 4-inch

Cook the pieces of pasta, a few at a time if necessary, until al dente

Drain and rinse under cold water, then lay out on double-thick paper towels

Preheat the oven to 400?F

Pour the oil from the sardines into a small saucepan

Add the onion and garlic, then cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes

Remove from the heat

Mash the sardines and add them to the onion and garlic

Mix in the bread crumbs, mushrooms, soft cheese, three-quarters of the Cheddar cheese, the lemon peel and juice, and seasoning to taste

Butter a shallow ovenproof dish

Place some of the sardine mixture on a piece of pasta, then roll it up into a neat tube and place in the dish with the seam side down

Repeat with the remaining pasta and filling

Ladle the marinara sauce over the cannelloni, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese

Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the cheese has melted and browned

Serve at once

The sardine and cheese mixture also makes a good