14 Delicious Ways To Use Ricotta Cheese

Ricotta cheese is slightly sweet and is smoother and drier than cottage cheese. This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.

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Ricotta Waffles

These aren't overly sweet like some waffles so they can work in both sweet and savory applications.

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Ricotta Stuffed Peppers

The filling in these stuffed peppers is very much like the ricotta filling in lasagna. Serve as an entree or side dish.

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Blueberry Ricotta Ice Cream

You'd never guess the base for this creamy treat was ricotta and cottage cheese. Along with honey and fresh berries, it makes a scrumptious and healthier summer treat.

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Olive Garden's Pizza Bianco

The cheese filling on this copycat pizza is a blend of four cheeses including ricotta.

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Chocolate Coffee Tiramisu

Obviously you're gonna make this tiramisu, they only question is whether or not to share it. A one-two punch of brewed coffee and coffee liqueur makes this one marvelous mocha dessert.

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Lasagna Supreme

A traditional style lasagna layered with a beef filling, ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan cheeses.

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Chef Damien's Ricotta Gnocchi

Paired with a sausage and tomato red sauce and topped with basil, this dish will be a delight on the table as well as the stove.

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Easy Do Ahead No Crust Ricotta Pie

A crustless ricotta cheesecake that is a blank slate for whatever toppings you wish to adorn it with. Cover it in fruit, lavish it with ganache, the choice is yours.

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Ripe Tomato Pie

Fresh basil and three kinds of cheese make a yummy pie, but fresh, ripe tomatoes make all the difference.

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Cheese Crescent Bread

These from-scratch crescent rolls are made with both cheddar and ricotta cheese and use lower fat ingredients so you get all the rich flavor without all the rich calories.

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Easy Skillet Lasagna

Your favorite lasagna ingredients served in a skillet. It calls for ground meat (sausage, beef, or turkey), pasta, tomatoes, ricotta, Parmesan, and Mozzarella.

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Copycat Sbarro's Baked Ziti

Sbarro may be known for pizza, but this copycat ziti bake recipe is no slouch. Al dente pasta covered in ricotta, Romano, and mozzarella cheese with black pepper tomato sauce proves that simple is often best!

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Deep Fried Sweet Ravioli

Pasta doesn't just need to be savory, it can also be sweet! These deep-fried ravioli have a sweet ricotta filling that make them a lovely and unique dessert or appetizer.

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My Peasant Pasta

A scrumptious pasta bake made with lots of love. Sweet and hot Italian sausages slow-simmered in marinara sauce, scratch-made bechamel sauce with peas, and layers of ricotta and rigatoni. Mama mia!

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