111 ricotta recipes

Barley risotto layered with sun-dried tomatoes and homemade basil pesto, enriched with ricotta and goat cheese, then baked until the pesto toasts golden. A vegetarian main that eats like a feast.

This lemony pumpkin-flavored dessert is low-fat, airy, and souffle-like because it's made with only the beaten whites of the egg. The cake puffs in the steamer and then deflates slightly as it stands.

Crispy fried eggplant slices rolled around creamy ricotta and mozzarella, baked in marinara until the cheese bubbles golden. An Italian-American classic that eats like lasagna without the noodles.

White pizza with a ricotta base, rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes, chopped garlic, and dried basil and thyme on a prepared shell. A no-sauce pizza ready in about 30 minutes with just six ingredients.

Port-soaked dried figs stuffed with ricotta cheese and topped with a whole almond. An elegant make-ahead appetizer or dessert bite that needs overnight chilling.

Feel too lazy to make a dessert, but still crave something sweet. This almond cream with strawberries fits your need perfectly. Less than 10 minutes, this delicious, guilt-free yet refreshing fruit dessert is ready to enjoy.

These are amazing instant cheesecake, very easy to make, and so delicious.

Homemade potato gnocchi stuffed with your choice of ricotta-basil-walnut or ham and Parmesan filling, boiled and served with tomato sauce. Italian comfort food from scratch.

Mystery pizza with a ricotta cheese crust made from just ricotta and flour, topped with tomato paste, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms, and mozzarella. A gluten-light, no-yeast personal pizza.

Layered noodle bake with wide egg noodles, crumbled Italian meatloaf, ricotta, and mozzarella in spaghetti sauce. A lasagna-style casserole using pantry staples.

Rasomadhuri, Indian fried cheese balls made with ricotta, milk powder, and cardamom, soaked 24 hours in sugar syrup. A traditional sweet that melts on your tongue.

Very light, healthy and delicious cheesecake for the weight watchers!

Italian vegetarian lasagna layered with sherry-sautéed mushrooms, zucchini, spinach, and bell peppers with a three-cheese ricotta-cottage-Parmesan filling. Lighter than meat lasagna, still hearty.

Classic Italian cannoli filling with ricotta, powdered sugar, vanilla, citron, candied orange peel, and chocolate chunks. Process smooth and pipe into cannoli shells for an authentic Sicilian treat.

Chocolate banana creme log with sliced banana layered with sweetened ricotta, drizzled with chocolate syrup, and topped with shredded coconut. A no-bake single-serving dessert in 10 minutes.

A produce department recipe. Tastes high-calorie, but is actually fairly low-cal. Sauce is best served the same day as it is made.