Ricotta makes every dinner more decadent.
14 Times Ricotta Cheese Made Dinner Better

By Justina HuddlestonAug 20, 2017
Justina Huddleston
Justina Huddleston is a food writer living in Los Angeles. When she's not busy writing, she spends her time in the kitchen creating both virtuous and decidedly junky vegan food. Buffalo chickpea pizza, anyone? She's also been known to eat a plain block of tofu or beans straight out of the can for lunch, but somehow those culinary adventures don't make it to her Instagram. You can follow Justina on Twitter or see what's cooking in her kitchen on her blog, A Life of Little Pleasures.
If you’re able to restrain yourself from just eating it plain with a spoon, creamy ricotta cheese could be the missing element that your dinners need. At once rich and light, a spoon or schmear adds a tasty touch to everything from stuffed pasta recipes to fancy toasts. Mixed, dolloped, stirred, or spread, here are 15 delicious recipes that add more ricotta to your life.
Quinoa Lasagna Stuffed Peppers
Pork and Ricotta Meatball Soup
5-Ingredient Cherry Tomato and Ricotta Pasta
Lemon Pepper Sardine Toasts
Quinoa and Ricotta Meatballs With Zoodles
Watercress Pesto, Ricotta, and Tomato Tart
Chicken Ricotta Tamales
Ricotta and Spinach Gnudi Bake
Leek, Sausage, and Ricotta Focaccia
Egg Yolk Ravioli
Easy Pumpkin Gnocchi
One-Pot Unstuffed Shells
Ricotta Toast
Skillet Lasagna With Ricotta and Greens
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