Asparagus And Ravioli With Dijon Alfredo Sauce Recipes

ASPARAGUS RAVIOLI IN PARMESAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Make broth and filling while dough stands:
• Cut off asparagus tips, then halve each tip lengthwise and reserve.
• Bring stock, cheese rind, and bay leaf to a simmer in a medium saucepan, then add asparagus stems and cook, uncovered, until stems are just tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer stems to paper towels and cool slightly. Reserve broth.
• Purée asparagus stems in a food processor with grated parmesan, mascarpone, bread crumbs, zest, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
• Make Ravioli:
• Cut dough into 4 equal pieces. Cover 3 pieces with plastic wrap, then pat out remaining piece into a flat rectangle and generously dust with flour.
• Set rollers of pasta machine on widest setting. Feed rectangle, a short side first, through rollers. Fold rectangle in thirds, like a letter, and feed it, a short side first, through rollers. Repeat 6 or 7 more times, folding dough in thirds and feeding it through rollers, a short side first each time, dusting with flour to prevent sticking.
• Turn dial to next (narrower) setting and feed dough through rollers without folding, a short side first. Continue to feed dough through without folding, making space between rollers narrower each time, until the second- or third-narrowest setting is used. (Do not roll too thin or pasta will tear when filled.)
• Put pasta sheet on a lightly floured kitchen towel (not terry cloth) with a long side nearest you. Drop 6 rounded teaspoon-size mounds of filling 10 inches apart in a row down center of right half of sheet. Brush pasta around mounds of filling lightly with water, then lift left half of sheet and drape over mounds.
• Press down firmly but gently around each mound, forcing out air. (Air pockets increase the chance that ravioli will break during cooking.) Cut pasta (between mounds) with a sharp knife into roughly 2-inch squares. Line a large shallow baking pan with a lightly floured kitchen towel (not terry cloth), then arrange ravioli in 1 layer in it. Make more ravioli with remaining pieces of dough and remaining filling, transferring to lined pan.
• Cook ravioli and Asparagus tips:
• Bring a pasta pot of salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to a gentle boil.
• Bring reserved broth to a simmer, then simmer asparagus tips, uncovered, until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Season broth with salt, then divide broth and asparagus tips among 6 shallow bowls, discarding cheese rind and bay leaf.
• Add half of ravioli to gently boiling water, carefully stirring to separate, and cook, adjusting heat to keep at a gentle boil, until pasta is just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Lift cooked ravioli with a slotted spoon, draining well over pot, then transfer to bowls with broth. Repeat with remaining ravioli.

ASPARAGUS AND RAVIOLI WITH DIJON ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• COOK ravioli in a large saucepan according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
• SNAP off tough ends of asparagus; cut asparagus into 2-inch-long pieces.
• MELT 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add asparagus, and saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Spoon over ravioli.
• MELT remaining 7 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat; add garlic, and saute 1 minute. Whisk in mustard. Gradually whisk in whipping cream until smooth.
• BRING whipping cream mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Pour over asparagus and ravioli, and toss. Serve immediately.

ASPARAGUS DIJONNAISE

Steps:

• Steam asparagus until spears turn bright green and are barely tender, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Rinse in cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Mix mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and lemon juice.
• Serve asparagus with sauce for dipping or spoon sauce over asparagus spears when serving on a plate.

DIJON ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the mustard, oil, garlic and cayenne. Place bread in a food processor; cover and process until fine crumbs form. In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon mustard mixture., Place asparagus in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; drizzle with remaining mustard mixture. Sprinkle with bread crumb mixture and cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 14-18 minutes or until golden brown.

ASPARAGUS AND RAVIOLI WITH DIJON ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• COOK ravioli in a large saucepan according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
• SNAP off tough ends of asparagus; cut asparagus into 2-inch-long pieces.
• MELT 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add asparagus, and saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Spoon over ravioli.
• MELT remaining 7 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat; add garlic, and saute 1 minute. Whisk in mustard. Gradually whisk in whipping cream until smooth.
• BRING whipping cream mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Pour over asparagus and ravioli, and toss. Serve immediately.

ASPARAGUS AND RAVIOLI WITH DIJON ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• COOK ravioli in a large saucepan according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
• SNAP off tough ends of asparagus; cut asparagus into 2-inch-long pieces.
• MELT 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add asparagus, and saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Spoon over ravioli.
• MELT remaining 7 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat; add garlic, and saute 1 minute. Whisk in mustard. Gradually whisk in whipping cream until smooth.
• BRING whipping cream mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Pour over asparagus and ravioli, and toss. Serve immediately.

ASPARAGUS AND RAVIOLI WITH DIJON ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• COOK ravioli in a large saucepan according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
• SNAP off tough ends of asparagus; cut asparagus into 2-inch-long pieces.
• MELT 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add asparagus, and saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Spoon over ravioli.
• MELT remaining 7 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat; add garlic, and saute 1 minute. Whisk in mustard. Gradually whisk in whipping cream until smooth.
• BRING whipping cream mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Pour over asparagus and ravioli, and toss. Serve immediately.

ASPARAGUS WITH CREAMY DIJON SAUCE

Steps:

• Snap off and discard the woody bases of the fresh aspargus. Cook the fresh asparagus, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 8-10 minutes. Or better yet steam for 8-10 minutes till tender. If frozen, cook according to package directions. Drain asparagus; transfer to a serving platter and keep warm.
• To make the sauce:.
• In a small saucepan stir together milk and cornstarch. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Stir in mustard and pepper.
• Spoon sauce atop asparagus. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

MUSHROOM RAVIOLI WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute shallot and mushrooms in butter.
• Add garlic, white wine, salt and pepper and reduce for a couple of minutes.
• Cool and add cheeses.
• Pulse a few times in food processer.
• Wet edges of one wonton wrapper.
• Put a spoonful of filling in center and top with another wonton wrapper. If you need alot, make a triangle with one wrapper and you will end up with about 50 ravioli.
• Press edges together, trying not to allow any air to remain inside ravioli. I sometimes cut with a 3" round cookie cutter, or you can leave it square.
• Place on tray sprinkled with corn meal and allow to dry for an hour before dropping in boiling salted water.
• When ravioli floats it is done. Takes about 3 minutes.
• In the meantime, Heat up Alfredo Sauce ingredients until cheese melts. I also add any remaining mushroom filling to sauce.
• Serve and enjoy.

RICOTTA RAVIOLO WITH GARLICKY GREENS

Steps:

• Ravioli: Stir together both cheeses, oil, and lemon zest in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• On a floured work surface, roll out one square of the rested pasta dough to an approximately 16-inch square. Using a ruler and bench scraper or knife, lightly score a 12-inch square in center of dough, then score that 12-inch square at 4-inch intervals in both directions, to form a 3-by-3 grid of nine 4-inch squares. (Do not cut dough all the way through.)
• Spoon a scant 1/4 cup ricotta mixture evenly into center of each square. Using back of spoon, create a small well in the center of each mound. Gently drop an egg yolk into each well.
• Roll out remaining piece of dough to an approximately 16-inch square. On filled dough square, lightly brush water around cheese. Loosely drape second dough square over first. Working from the center outward, gently press any air pockets out from between doughs and press together around fillings.
• Using a fluted pastry wheel, pizza wheel, or knife, cut out ravioli. Transfer to a rimmed sheet dusted with flour (preferably semolina).
• Garlicky Greens: Whisk together lemon juice and mustard to combine, then slowly whisk in 1/3 cup oil to make a dressing; season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• In a large straight-sided skillet over medium heat, cook pancetta with 1 tablespoon oil until browned and fat renders, 7 to 9 minutes. Transfer pancetta to a paper-towel-lined plate.
• Return skillet to medium heat, add garlic, and cook until fragrant and sizzling, 15 seconds. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, then kale and dandelion greens, a handful at a time; season with salt and pepper and cook until wilted. Cover and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until greens darken and become tender, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, cook ravioli in a large pot of generously salted boiling water until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Reserve 3/4 cup pasta water; drain.
• Add reserved pasta water to greens in skillet and cook, uncovered, until water has mostly evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir half of reserved lemon dressing into greens.
• Serve each raviolo over a bed of greens, drizzled with remaining lemon dressing and sprinkled with pancetta, Pecorino, and pepper.

SPINACH RAVIOLI CASSEROLE WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 9 x 9 x 3-inch oven proof dish.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pour enough Alfredo sauce to cover the bottom bottom of the casserole (approx 1/2").
• Top with a single layer of ravioli, a third of the mushrooms and 1/3 of the mozzarella.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of the chili flakes and 1/3 garlic, season with salt & pepper.
• Repeat layers saving 1/3 of the mozzarella & the parmesan.
• On the last layer pour in the chili sauce spreading it evenly over the top.
• Cover the casserole with foil; bake for 45 minutes, remove foil.
• Top with remaining mozzarella & the parmesan, continue to bake uncovered for approx 15 minutes or until the top is beautifully browned.
• Rest 10 minutes and serve.

ASPARAGUS AND RAVIOLI WITH DIJON ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• COOK ravioli in a large saucepan according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
• SNAP off tough ends of asparagus; cut asparagus into 2-inch-long pieces.
• MELT 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add asparagus, and saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Spoon over ravioli.
• MELT remaining 7 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat; add garlic, and saute 1 minute. Whisk in mustard. Gradually whisk in whipping cream until smooth.
• BRING whipping cream mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Pour over asparagus and ravioli, and toss. Serve immediately.

RAVIOLI IN SPINACH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups of water to boil and add the spinach pouch. Bring back to a boil and cook for 3 minutes. Then add the ravioli, return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until the ravioli float. Pour contents of pot into a colander.
• Remove the spinach pouch from the colander and cut open. Pour spinach into a large skillet. Add alfredo sauce and mix gently to blend. Heat over medium heat 4-5 minutes until the mixture just begins to bubblee, stirring frequently.
• Add the cooked ravioli and stir to coat. Heat gently. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese.
• NOTE: To make your own Alfredo Sauce: Combine a stick of butter, about 1-2 cups Parmesan cheese and about 1/2 cup of cream or milk in a saucepan. Cook till the sauce thickens slightly. You can add a little garlic to this sauce, also.

RAVIOLI VEGETABLE LASAGNA - SPINACH, ARTICHOKE, ASPARAGUS - YUM!

Steps:

• NOTE - orginal recipe did not give ounce measurements for the spinach or the artichokes - I assume sizes may vary by brand. Orginal recipe just says 2 packages of frozen spinach - she used the small box size on tv. Original recipe stated 2 cans of artichokes. Zaar won't let you put in packages or cans without giving an ounces amount.
• Bring a pot of water to boil for ravioli.
• While water comes to a boil, drain defrosted frozen chopped spinach by wringing it dry in a kitchen towel, working over a garbage bowl or your sink.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and saute garlic in oil 1 minute, then sprinkle spinach into the garlic oil. Add artichoke heart pieces to the pan and turn to combine and heat through. Season vegetables with and remove from heat to a bowl. (NOTE -- I didn't not use the full amount of artichokes - since, I cut the recipe in half, I was only using one can of artichokes, but it seemed like a lot so I used about half the can. So use your own judgement when adding the artichokes.).
• Place skillet back on the heat and melt butter. Whisk flour into butter and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk stock into flour and butter and let it bubble. Whisk in cream and Parmesan. Season sauce with nutmeg, salt and pepper and thicken 1 to 2 minutes.
• When water boils, salt water, add ravioli and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Ravioli should be less than al dente, still a bit chewy -- it will continue cooking when combined with sauce and vegetables. Place a colander over ravioli as it cooks and add asparagus to it. Cut thin, trimmed asparagus into 2-inch pieces on an angle. Steam the chopped asparagus while pasta cooks, 2 to 3 minutes, until just fork-tender, but still green. Remove asparagus and add to bowl with spinach and artichokes. Place colander in your sink and drain ravioli.
• Drizzle a touch of extra virgin olive oil onto the bottom of a medium oval casserole or a rectangular baking dish and brush pan to coat evenly.
• Arrange a layer using 1/2 of cooked ravioli in the dish. Layer 1/2 of the cooked vegetables over the ravioli. Next, add a few ladles of sauce, then vegetables, then top casserole with the last of the ravioli. Dot top of "lasagna" with any remaining sauce and cover liberally with gratedprovolone or 4 cheese blend.
• Brown cheese 8 inches from broiler, 5 minutes. NOTE - this is the part of the recipe that didn't work for me. By the time I assembled the ingredients, they were cold so I ended up having to bake the dish in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes or so.
• This was supposed to be a 30 minute meal, but I think it took longer. Maybe after I've made it a few times, it would only take 30 -- either way it was still an easy recipe to make.
• I think this could be easily made ahead and reheated or frozen. I haven't tried freezing it yet, but it is yummy the next day.

ASPARAGUS AND RAVIOLI WITH DIJON ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• COOK ravioli in a large saucepan according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
• SNAP off tough ends of asparagus; cut asparagus into 2-inch-long pieces.
• MELT 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add asparagus, and saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Spoon over ravioli.
• MELT remaining 7 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat; add garlic, and saute 1 minute. Whisk in mustard. Gradually whisk in whipping cream until smooth.
• BRING whipping cream mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Pour over asparagus and ravioli, and toss. Serve immediately.

ASPARAGUS AND RAVIOLI WITH DIJON ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• COOK ravioli in a large saucepan according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
• SNAP off tough ends of asparagus; cut asparagus into 2-inch-long pieces.
• MELT 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add asparagus, and saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Spoon over ravioli.
• MELT remaining 7 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat; add garlic, and saute 1 minute. Whisk in mustard. Gradually whisk in whipping cream until smooth.
• BRING whipping cream mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Pour over asparagus and ravioli, and toss. Serve immediately.