Ricotta Basil Ravioli And Tomato Cream Sauce Recipes

DATE NIGHT CREAMY TUSCAN RAVIOLI

Steps:

• BOIL: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Salt the water liberally, then add the ravioli and cook for 1 minute less than package directions, drain and set aside.
• SAUCE: Start on the sauce while the ravioli is boiling. Add the butter and the 1 tablespoon of sun-dried tomato oil to a large sauté pan over medium heat. Once melted, add the garlic and allow for it to cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add the onion powder, Italian seasoning, lemon juice, chicken stock, heavy cream, and sun-dried tomatoes to the skillet and allow for it to become smooth and heat through; about 1-2 minutes.
• FINISH: When the ravioli is done, add it to the prepared sauce, stir to combine. The sauce should thicken significantly once the ravioli sits for a minute. Top with spinach, basil, and cover the pan and allow for it to just wilt. Once wilted, stir to combine and top with freshly grated parmesan before serving!

RICOTTA BASIL RAVIOLI AND TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Add egg yolks, egg, milk, olive oil, and most of the flour to a bowl. Stir with a fork until it begins to come together into a shaggy ball. Pour remaining flour onto work surface, and knead ball until it is smooth and elastic. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest at least 30 minutes.
• Begin pasta sauce by pouring ingredients into saucepan and heat over medium heat, covered, stirring intermittently.
• For filling, mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
• Take out and divide dough into four. Work with one section at a time, keeping the rest covered.
• Roll dough out with floured rolling pin, or use pasta roller to roll dough extremely thin.
• Working with very thin strips of dough, lightly imprint ravioli stamps onto dough.
• Place 1 T ricotta filling onto center of each stamp imprint. Dip finger in water and wet edges of raviolis.
• Lay second strip of very thin pasta dough on top of first strip to cover the ricotta. Gently begin to seal ravioli hearts by pushing on the ricotta filling to force out all excess air, then move towards the edges to seal. Repeat with all raviolis.
• Use heart stamp to cut out each ravioli.
• Gently toss in rapidly boiling water, about half of the batch at a time. Boil 2-3 minutes.
• Serve raviolis with sauce, garnish with parmesan and basil.

RAVIOLI WITH CREAMY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add about 1/4 cup olive oil to the water to help prevent pasta from sticking. Add the ravioli and cook until al dente, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain the ravioli, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Toss the ravioli with the remaining oil to coat.
• Meanwhile, bring the marinara sauce to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking often. Whisk in the ricotta and enough reserved cooking water to thin the sauce to desired consistency. For a thicker sauce, use less pasta water; for a thinner sauce, add more water. Return the sauce to a simmer. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon 3 tablespoons of sauce over the bottom of each of 6 bowls. Arrange the ravioli over the sauce. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the ravioli. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and the basil, and serve.

PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of well-salted water, making sure to keep it quite al dente.
• Put butter in a wide deep skillet over medium heat. Add drained pasta to the pan and season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper, if using.
• Add tomato sauce gradually and stir to coat pasta, using only enough sauce for a light coating (you may not need the entire 2 1/2 cups).
• Transfer pasta to a warm serving bowl and dot top with spoonfuls of ricotta. Sprinkle lightly with pecorino and garnish with a few torn basil leaves.

TOMATO-CREAM SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat. Make sure it doesn't burn. Add tomatoes, basil, sugar, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to boil and continue to boil 5 minutes or until most of the liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in whipping cream and butter. Reduce heat and simmer 5 more minutes.