Dec 22, 2025 · Ricotta Recipes This flexible cheese can easily be incorporated into your favorite appetizer, dinner or dessert recipes.

This is Lizzie’s favorite filled pasta tossed with her favorite sauce. A classic cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) sauce doesn’t have lemon, but to me adding it just makes it sing.

Jumbo pasta shells stuffed with ricotta cheese and baked in tomato sauce is a comforting classic. For this version, add in loads of cooked greens to the filling to add a fresh and colorful ...

Transfer the ricotta to a bowl, discarding the cheesecloth and any remaining whey. Use immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. The ricotta will keep refrigerated for 4 to …

Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, 1 1/2 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and parsley. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and mix.

Homemade ricotta is also good in manicotti for dinner or sweetened with sugar and cocoa powder for a simple Italian dessert.

With over 1,200 reviews, Giada De Laurentiis' Lemon Ricotta Cookies from Everyday Italian on Food Network make for the perfect gift or anytime treat. These classic Italian ricotta cookies …

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Mix together the ricotta, mozzarella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, parsley and egg in a large bowl until well combined and uniform. Season liberally with salt and …

Divide the fresh ricotta or fat free yogurt among 4 serving dishes and top with the warm figs and sauce. Enjoy!

Deselect All Homemade Ricotta (recipe follows) 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons liquid honey 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved or sliced, …