532 ricotta cheese recipes

In central Italy, from Umbria to Marches, the Easter Pie is more of a bread than a pie and is known as "torta di pasqua" or "pizza di pasqua.

An rustic and authentic version of a very popular Palak Paneer from North India. Out of several version I've tried this Palak Paneer is the best one yet.

Mom's recipe that's easy to add to. Try adding ricotta cheese to create more of a main dish, or mushrooms for a "meatier" version of this vegetarian dish.

Vegetarian spinach lasagna layered with fresh spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, and three cheeses, ricotta or cottage, mozzarella, and Parmesan. A meatless Italian comfort dinner with herby flavor and bubbling cheese.

This hearty dish features jumbo pasta shells filled with a savory ground beef mixture, seasoned with garlic, onions, and herbs, then baked under a rich spaghetti sauce and melted mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. It’s a crowd-pleasing, make-ahead meal that’s freezer-friendly and skips ricotta for a lighter twist.

A chapti (whole-wheat roti) stuffed with paneer (farmers cheese) enriched with Indian spices.

Banana cake sweetened with fruit sweetener instead of refined sugar, with sour cream, chopped nuts, and optional coconut. A naturally sweetened banana cake that bakes in 25 minutes.

Kaese blintzes are thin pancakes filled with sweetened cottage cheese and pot cheese, rolled into pouches and pan-fried golden. A classic Jewish brunch dish.

The dish is hearty enough to be a main course, but can also be a side dish to a meat entree.

Classic French omelette cooks two beaten eggs in foaming butter over high heat, rolled and folded around a stripe of grated cheese. The benchmark breakfast technique that every cook should master in under five minutes.

Low-calorie eggplant mozzarella casserole layered with cottage cheese instead of ricotta, mushroom-enhanced spaghetti sauce, and melted mozzarella. Light and satisfying.

Vegetable lasagna layered with zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, and a red wine tomato sauce. Make-ahead and lighter than meat lasagna, with cottage cheese standing in for ricotta.

Easy lasagna with jarred spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese instead of ricotta, and a simple meat layer. Weeknight-friendly with big shortcut flavor.

Florentine spaghetti bake layers Italian sausage marinara, cooked spaghetti, a spinach-cottage cheese ricotta-style filling, and mozzarella for a baked Italian-American pasta casserole.

Tuna stuffed jumbo pasta shells baked in a creamy dill sauce made with cottage cheese, yogurt, and Parmesan. A lighter take on stuffed shells using low-fat cottage cheese instead of ricotta.

Homemade ricotta cheese: three-ingredient fresh cheese from whole milk, vinegar, and salt. Slow-curdled the traditional way for silky, delicate curds. Better than any tub at the store.