118 ricotta cheese recipes

Italian-seasoned beef and sausage mixed with creamy ricotta and Parmesan, rolled in layers of buttered phyllo, and baked into a crispy golden strudel. A show-stopping dinner or appetizer.

Classic beef lasagna with ricotta filling, bechamel sauce, and layers of mozzarella and Parmesan. A hybrid Italian-American recipe that uses both white and red sauces for creamy richness.

This challah is not just bread, but also stuffed with spinach, ricotta, herbs and pine nuts, which gives the challah amazingly delicious filling and flavor.

Homemade crepes filled with a vanilla ricotta and cream cheese filling, baked golden, and topped with fresh mixed berries. These lighter cheese blintzes are brunch royalty.

Handmade pumpkin ravioli filled with ricotta and pumpkin, served in a creamy pumpkin seed sauce with green chiles. A from-scratch fall pasta project.

Amazing sauce! It takes a bit longer than any other recipe i have ever tried but it is WELL worth it!

Classic Italian spinach lasagna layered with fresh pasta, ricotta-spinach filling, tomato sauce, and bechamel. From-scratch vegetarian showstopper.

From McCall's Great American recipe card collection, Our Italian Heritage 5e, a baked meatball lasagna.

A layered Italian cassata cake with orange-ricotta filling, chocolate, candied citron, and vanilla frosting topped with pistachios. A Sicilian bakery classic you can make at home.

Cream of pumpkin soup with fresh or canned pumpkin pureed with onions, celery, garlic, and thyme, finished with cottage cheese for silky body. Lighter take on a Thanksgiving classic.

Although quite good with using cottage cheese, I prefer to make the rolls with part-skim ricotta. They are delicious!

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.

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.

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.

Classic Italian lasagna with layers of beef and mushroom tomato sauce, spinach-cottage cheese ricotta substitute, and melted mozzarella. The Sunday-supper bake that always feeds a crowd.