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.
Or learn how to make your own fresh ricotta from scratch.
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Weekly pasta recipes
Aubergine, ricotta and ’nduja paccheri
Fiery ’nduja and creamy ricotta are natural companions for meltingly tender roasted aubergine in this baked pasta dish.
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Radish recipes
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.Â
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Savoury pancake recipes
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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Clementine recipes
Clementine, cardamom and ricotta cake
Light and fluffy, rich with ricotta and fragrant with cardamom, this easy clementine cake recipe is a crowdpleaser.
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Courgette recipes
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.
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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.
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Pizza recipes
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.
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Air fryer recipes
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).
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Savoury bread recipes
Cacio e pepe stuffed rolls
Edd Kimber's seriously cheesy bread rolls are inspired by his favourite pasta dish, cacio e pepe, a classic of Roman cuisine.
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Filled pasta recipes
Crab and ricotta ravioli with sage and saffron butter sauce
Have a go at making fresh crab ravioli with our project recipe. Serve these elegant crab and ricotta ravioli with sage butter and saffron.
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Easy orzo recipes
Creamy tomato orzo with artichokes and ricotta
This easy recipe uses storecupboard ingredients including marinated artichokes, orzo and tomato purée to create a fuss-free springtime dish.
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Cheesecake recipes
Fiadone cheesecake
Make this quick, easy and light-as-air Fiadone (Corsican cheesecake) whenever you need a dose of sunshine and sweetness.
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Summer pasta recipes
Pasta with crispy bacon, courgette and herbs
This colourful herby pasta with crispy bacon combines ricotta cheese, pistachios, courgette ribbons and bacon for a creamy pasta dish.
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Sweet tart recipes
Sweet ricotta tart
Julia Busuttil Nishimura's sweet ricotta tart with dark chocolate and Italian candied fruit is a perfect dessert for Easter or a dinner party.
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Italian dessert recipes
Torta della nonna (ricotta and lemon tart)
Angela Hartnett's elegant ricotta and lemon tart (torta della nonna) makes a fine dinner party dessert or a great finale to an Easter feast.
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Pizza recipes
Roast pepper, anchovy and ricotta pizza
Keep ready-made pizza dough in the freezer for when you need a meal at a moment's notice. Simply roll out and top with ricotta, anchovies and capers.
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