Sausage and Ricotta Ravioli with Pesto Sauce

Name: Sausage and Ricotta Ravioli with Pesto Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 dash balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 egg, beaten; 473 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 2 cloves garlic; 496 grams Italian sausage links, casings removed; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, or more as needed; 1 Tbsp paprika; 79 milliliters pine nuts; 591 milliliters ricotta cheese; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste; 1 large white onion, quartered; 454 grams package wonton wrappers

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Sausage and Ricotta Ravioli with Pesto Sauce a try. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 840 calories, 33g of protein, and 55g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of onion, ricotta cheese, sausage links, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Place onion and 3 cloves of garlic in a food processor. Process while drizzling in 1/4 cup of olive olive, until smooth. Set aside.

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Onion

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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the sausage. Cook and stir until the sausage is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes.

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Sausage

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Frying Pan

Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in onion mixture, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

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Onion

Remove from heat.

Pour mixture into the food processor along with the ricotta cheese. Process until smooth, streaming more olive oil as necessary. Stir in paprika and cayenne, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Ricotta Cheese

Olive Oil

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Paprika

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Spoon about 1 tablespoon full of the sausage mixture onto the center of one wonton wrapper.

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Sausage

Brush the edges of the wrapper with the egg, then fold the wrapper into a triangle, sealing the edges tightly.

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Egg

Place ravioli on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat until all the wonton wrappers have been filled. Cover and refrigerate the ravioli until ready to cook.

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Wonton Wrappers

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Ravioli

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Meanwhile, place the basil and pine nuts in a clean food processor. Pulse 4 or 5 times, then add 2 garlic cloves. Pulse 2 or 3 more times, then process until smooth while slowly adding in 5 tablespoons of olive oil. Stir in the balsamic vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Balsamic Vinegar

Salt And Pepper

Whole Garlic Cloves

Olive Oil

Pine Nuts

Basil

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Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Once the water is boiling, stir in the ravioli. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the ravioli float to the top and the filling is hot, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Ravioli

Water

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Drain well in a colander set in the sink.

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Place ravioli in a large bowl and toss with 4 to 5 tablespoons of pesto.

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Ravioli

Pesto

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Servings:

1dash

balsamic vinegar 1teaspoon

cayenne pepper 1

egg, beaten 473milliliters

chopped fresh basil 2cloves

garlic 496grams

Italian sausage links, casings removed 59milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil, or more as needed 1Tbsp

paprika 79milliliters

pine nuts 591milliliters

ricotta cheese 6servings

salt and pepper to taste 1large

white onion, quartered 454grams

package wonton wrappers

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Casaloste Chianti Classico Riserva. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 28 dollars per bottle.