Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Ravioli Made Easy

Spinach Ravioli

After seeing how successful our “healthy” mozzarella sticks were last week, we decided to use wonton wrappers in another recipe. The wrappers seem to be able to be used in an endless variety of ways, and they are an easy shortcut to having your own pre-cut squares of dough. We knew that we wanted to cook homemade ravioli, but it is a long process to make your own pasta. So, we wanted to make a fast and easy ravioli recipe and thought of using wonton wrappers once again! We stuffed our ravioli with spinach, part skim ricotta cheese, and Parmesan cheese, but you can really add whatever add-ins you would like. We put about a tablespoon of the mixture in each ravioli, sealed off the ravioli with a wonton wrapper on top, and crimped the edges down with a fork before baking them in the oven.


Spinach Ravioli

Yields approximately 32 ravioli
Cooks for approximately 15 minutes

Ingredients

10-oz package frozen spinach
1.5 cups part skim ricotta cheese
1/8 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Salt & pepper to taste
Package of wonton wrappers (ours had 70 in it)

Directions

1) Preheat oven to 375F. Cook frozen spinach according to package instructions. You may also use fresh spinach in this recipe; however, we had frozen spinach on hand.
2) Drain spinach and combine in bowl with ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper to taste.
3) Spread out wonton wrappers on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
4) Add approximately 1- 1 1/2 tablespoons of the filling mixture to each wonton wrapper. Brush around the edges of the wrapper with water.
5) Place a second wrapper on top and seal the edges down with a fork.
6) Place into the oven to cook for about 10-12 minutes or until golden. Follow instructions on wonton wrappers as needed; different brands may cook for various amounts of time.
7) Remove ravioli from the oven and serve with tomato sauce and grated Parmesan cheese.






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