Best Butter And Cheese Ravioli Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SAGE, AND GOAT CHEESE RAVIOLI WITH HAZELNUT BROWN-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. and lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Make filling:
• Put squash halves, flesh sides down, an baking sheet and roast in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until flesh is very tender. When squash is cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh into a bowl and discard skin. Mash squash with a fork until smooth.
• While squash is roasting, in a skillet cook onion and sage in butter with salt and pepper to taste over moderate heat, stirring, 5 minutes, or until onion is golden brown. Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Cool onion mixture slightly and add to squash. Add goat cheese and stir to combine well.
• In a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts salted water to a gentle boil for ravioli.
• Put 1 won ton wrapper on a lightly floured surface, keeping remaining wrappers in plastic wrap, and mound 1 tablespoon filling in center. Lightly brush edges of wrapper with water and put a second wrapper over first, pressing down around filling to force out air and seal edges well. If desired, trim excess dough with a round cutter or sharp knife. Transfer ravioli to a dry kitchen towel. Make more ravioli with remaining wrappers and filling in same manner, transferring as formed to towel and turning occasionally to dry slightly.
• In skillet cook butter with hazelnuts over moderate heat until butter begins to brown, about 3 minutes, and immediately remove from heat (nuts will continue to cook). Season hazelnut butter with salt and pepper and keep warm, covered.
• Cook ravioli in 3 batches in gently boiling eater 6 minutes, or until they rise to surface and are tender (do not let water boil vigorously once ravioli have been added). Carefully transfer ravioli as cooked with a slotted spoon to a large shallow baking pan and add enough cooking water to reach 1/2 inch up side of pan. Keep ravioli warm, covered.
• Transfer ravioli with a slotted spoon ) letting excess cooking liquid drip off) to 6 plates and top with hazelnut brown-butter sauce.

CHEESE RAVIOLI WITH BROWN BUTTER AND SAGE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add ravioli, and cook until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain, and divide among 4 plates.
• In a medium skillet, heat butter over medium. When it starts to foam, add sage. Continue to cook until butter is golden brown and sage is slightly crisp, 1 to 2 minutes; season with salt. Drizzle ravioli with brown butter and sage; serve.

GOAT CHEESE RAVIOLI WITH BELL PEPPERS AND BROWN BUTTER

Steps:

• For bell peppers:
• Char all peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Place in paper bag; seal and let stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Peel and seed peppers; chop.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and tomatoes and cook until onion begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low; cook until vegetables are very soft and onion is brown, stirring often, about 15 minutes. Add chopped peppers and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.
• For ravioli:
• Lightly sprinkle rimmed baking sheet with cornmeal. Mix 8 ounces goat cheese, 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, and next 2 ingredients in medium bowl. Arrange 6 wonton wrappers on work surface. Place 1 tablespoon cheese filling in center of each wrapper. Using fingertip, dampen edges of wrappers with water. Fold all 4 corners up to meet in center, forming pyramid shape; seal all 4 edges tightly. Pinch top to seal. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling. DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
• Cook butter in large skillet over medium heat until beginning to brown, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes.
• Cook ravioli in pot of gently boiling salted water until tender, about 4 minutes. Transfer ravioli to skillet with browned butter. Toss over medium heat.
• Meanwhile, rewarm bell pepper mixture; divide among 6 plates. Using slotted spoon, top peppers on each plate with 3 ravioli. Drizzle with any remaining browned butter. Sprinkle with Parmesan, toasted pine nuts, olives, and chives.
• *Brine-cured black olives; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.

SPINACH AND CHEESE RAVIOLI WITH SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Melt 1 tbl butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add spinach and toss until just wilted, about 3 minutes. Transfer spinach to sieve set over small bowl. Press on spinach to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard liquid; transfer spinach to processor. Add 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, eggs, 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 tsp pepper and nutmeg. Using on/off turms process until spinach is chopped. Transfer mixture to medium bowl. Mix in ricotta and 1 1/2 tsp sage. Set filling aside. Line 2 lge baking sheets with foil; sprinkle with flour. Brush 1 wonton wrapper with egg white to coat. Place scant tablespoon filling in one center. Fold wrapper over to form triangle; seal edges. Transfer ravioli to 1 prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling, arranging in single layer on sheets. Sprinke lightly with flour. Can be made 4 ahead. Cover with plastic; chill. Cook half of ravioli in large pot of boiling salted water until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Using 4- to 5-inch diameter strainer, transfer several ravioli at a time to large bowl. Melt remainging 1/2 cup butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in remaining 2 tbls sage. Season sage butter to taste with salt and pepper. Add to ravioli and toss gently to coat. Divide ravioli among 8 shallow bowls. Sprinkle tomatoes and shave Parmesan over and serve.

SEARED GREENS WITH CHEESE RAVIOLI AND SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt it and add the ravioli; cook according to the package directions.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the EVOO, garlic, shallots, and greens and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a platter, return the pan to the stove, and reduce the heat to medium low. Add the sage and the butter and cook until the butter begins to brown. Drain the ravioli and toss in the sage butter to coat. Season with salt and pepper, scatter the pasta over the greens, and serve.

BUTTER AND CHEESE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook ravioli until just tender, 6-7 minutes. Drain well.
• In a warm bowl, toss hot ravioli with melted butter, parsley, pepper and cheese. Serve.