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Ricotta cheese recipes

Ricotta is a mellow-flavoured Italian soft cheese used to add creamy richness to both sweet and savoury dishes alike. Choose from our ricotta recipes for sweet tortes, pasta dishes, pancakes and classic spinach and ricotta ravioli.

If you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, try our decadent clementine, cardamom and ricotta cake, easy and delicious air fryer doughnuts with quick berry compote, or Alison Roman’s raspberry and ricotta cake.

For savoury inspiration, try our moreish courgettes and ricotta on toast, get indulgent with Edd Kimber’s cacio e pepe stuffed rolls, or try a fragrant dish of crab and ricotta ravioli with sage and saffron butter.

Or learn how to make your own fresh ricotta from scratch.

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Chicken salads

Chicken, lentil and ricotta wedge salad

This warm salad combines tender chicken, little gem wedges and lentils with crispy sage and a moreish dressing made with the pan juices.

Gluten-free

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Ricotta cheese

Spinach and ricotta stuffed mushrooms with rosemary potatoes

Looking for a new vegetarian dinner idea? Try stuffed mushrooms filled with creamy ricotta and spinach, with rosemary potatoes on the side.

Vegetarian

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Nduja

Ziti spezzati nduja e ricotta (ziti with ’nduja and salted ricotta)

Spicy, slightly sweet sausage 'nduja needs nothing more than a simple tomato sauce and sprinkling of cheese to shine in this ziti pasta dish.

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Baked ricotta with cherry tomatoes, chilli and sesame

Looking for an effortless summer supper recipe? Try this golden cloud of baked ricotta topped with a sweet-sharp chilli tomato dressing.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

Easy

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Courgettes

Smoky courgette and ricotta pasta

This smoky, creamy and lemony courgette sauce is incredibly versatile. Perfect folded through pasta, but it also works as a dip or spread.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Weekly pastas

Aubergine, ricotta and ’nduja paccheri

Fiery ’nduja and creamy ricotta are natural companions for meltingly tender roasted aubergine in this baked pasta dish.

Freezable

Easy

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Radishes

Brown butter radishes and ricotta on toast

The peppery flavour of radishes contrasts beautifully with nutty brown butter and creamy ricotta in this simple lunch recipe.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Savoury pancakes

Spinach and ricotta pancakes with crispy ’nduja oil

Savoury pancakes are where it’s at. Make this Pancake Day the best yet with these vibran ricotta-stuffed spinach pancakes topped with 'nduja.

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Clementines

Clementine, cardamom and ricotta cake

Light and fluffy, rich with ricotta and fragrant with cardamom, this easy clementine cake recipe is a crowdpleaser.

Freezable

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Courgettes

Courgettes and ricotta on toast

Cook courgettes slowly to draw out their natural sweetness. The tender and juicy courgettes are delicious on toast with creamy ricotta.

Freezable Vegetarian

Easy

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Baking recipes

Alison Roman’s raspberry and ricotta cake

Alison Roman's ricotta cake with raspberries swirled through the batter is a subtly-sweet bake. The perfect easy cake recipe for summer.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Pizzas

Spinach, ricotta and egg pizzas

Use frozen dough to make these quick spinach and egg pizzas. Dot with mozzarella and ricotta for delicious white pizzas in a hurry.

Vegetarian

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Air fryer

Air fryer doughnuts with quick berry compote

Whether you call them doughnuts, beignets or fritters, these little balls of air-fried batter are an absolute delight (and ready in under 20 minutes).

Vegetarian