I have many homemade pasta filling recipes for you to try.
Old fashioned Italian recipes to start your own family tradition today.
Pasta Filling Recipes
These fillings can be used to stuff your homemade pasta (manicotti, ravioli, jumbo shells, etc).
Mix and match with my basic pasta sauce, or your favorite sauce. Use mushrooms instead of spinach; the possibilities are endless. Stuffed pastas are wonderful with garlic butter sauce.
Ricotta Filling
2 cups ricotta cheese
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup Romano cheese, grated
3 TBS parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp homemade garlic powder
1/4 tsp homemade onion powder
Combine ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Makes 2-1/2 cups.
Spinach and Ricotta Filling
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 pkg (10oz frozen) spinach, thawed and pureed – drain well
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Romano cheese, grated
1 tsp parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp homemade garlic powder
1/2 tsp homemade onion powder
Mix well – Makes 2 cups.
Chicken, Ricotta and Spinach Filling
1 cup cooked chicken, minced
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 pkg (10oz frozen) spinach, thawed and pureed – drain well
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Romano cheese
1/2 tsp homemade garlic powder
1/2 tsp homemade onion powder
2 TBS parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Mix well – Makes 3 cups.
Chicken Filling
2 cups cooked chicken, minced
2 eggs
2 TBS parsley, chopped
1/2 cup Romano cheese, grated
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Mix well – Makes 2 cups.
Sausage and Ricotta Filling
3/4 lb Italian bulk sausage (or ground beef)
2 cups ricotta cheese
1/2 cup Romano cheese, grated
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp homemade garlic powder
1/2 tsp homemade onion powder
1/4 tsp oregano
Mix well – Makes 3 cups.
Sausage, Ricotta and Spinach Filling
1/2 lb bulk Italian sausage (or ground beef)
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 pkg (10oz) spinach, thawed and pureed, drain well
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup Romano cheese, grated
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp homemade garlic powder
1/2 tsp homemade onion powder
pinch of nutmeg
Mix well – Makes 3 cups.
Veal Filling
1-1/2 lb ground veal
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Romano cheese, grated
1 TBS parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp homemade garlic powder
1/2 tsp homemade onion powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Mix well – Makes 3 cups.
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