568 ricotta recipes

Chicken breasts stuffed with Swiss and ricotta cheese, pan-seared in butter, and served over fettuccine with a brandy-tomato pan sauce. Elegant enough for date night, ready in under an hour.

Place plain, nonfat yogurt into cheese cloth or a coffee filter. Place in strainer over a small bowl or cup. Allow to drain 2 to 24 hours, covered and refrigerated, until cheese reached desired consistency. Discard the whey (liquid). Store in covered container in refrigerator.

Gingerbread Scones with Lemon Breakfast Cream recipe

No-bake tiramisu cake with angel food cake soaked in espresso and amaretto, layered with ricotta-mascarpone cream and topped with grated chocolate.

Shortcut calzones made with refrigerated pie crust, hot Italian sausage, mozzarella, ricotta, pine nuts, and roasted peppers. Italian-American takeout flavor at home in under an hour.

Layered lasagna torte baked in a springform pan with ricotta, fontina, fresh spinach, and a homemade tomato-basil sauce with shredded carrots. A stunning round lasagna you slice like a cake.

Holiday pasta bake layers penne with eggplant tomato sauce, creamy ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan. A make-ahead crowd-feeder that bakes into a bubbling, cheesy, eggplant-rich casserole. Serves eight from one dish.

One-pan skillet lasagna with ground beef, ricotta, mozzarella, and uncooked noodles simmered right in the sauce. Classic lasagna flavors, zero oven, one dish cleanup.

Spinach ricotta gnocchi tossed in a simple butter-cream Parmesan sauce. Handmade Italian green gnocchi that are light, pillowy, and freezer-friendly.

Light apple raisin crepes with an oat bran batter, part-skim ricotta and apple filling, and a warm cinnamon syrup poured over at serving. Just 178 calories per serving.

Crab puff Savannah layers flaky phyllo dough with seasoned crab meat, sauteed red peppers and mushrooms, a ricotta-spinach filling, and Swiss cheese. Scored into diamonds and baked golden.

No-boil mushroom and tofu lasagna with cottage cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, provolone and parmesan. Hearty meatless pasta bake that freezes and reheats beautifully.

Spinach-turkey quiche with three cheeses (cheddar, cottage, ricotta), mushrooms, and chopped turkey in a pie shell. A protein-packed, dump-and-bake quiche.

Stacked crepe tower layered with spinach, ricotta, smoked ham, and roasted red peppers, baked under cheese sauce and Parmesan. A stunning make-ahead centerpiece.

White pizza loaded with garlic-sautéed broccoli, ricotta, cheddar, mozzarella, and Parmesan on a sesame-edged crust. Three cheeses, one seriously good homemade pizza night.

Tofu fiesta loaded with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, and bell pepper, finished with ricotta cheese and toasted sesame seeds. A colorful, veggie-packed skillet dinner for two.