With a long weekend, I definitely plan to put it to good use: making homemade ravioli. It's incredibly simple to make but you do need some extra time on your hands. However, once the ravioli is made, you can refrigerate it or freeze it to make a delicious homemade dinner about 5 minutes flat.
If you're ambitious and have the right tools, you can actually make the ravioli pasta yourself. But for everyone else, store-bought wonton wrappers are the surprising choice for the pasta. They provide a light and delicate wrap and are just the right size. You can stuff anything you'd like in the ravioli - cheese, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, etc. My choice is spinach and ground turkey breast.
Homemade Ravioli
Makes 30-40 ravioli
Ravioli filling:
Taken from: AllRecipes
-Transfer the beef mixture to a bowl. Add the Parmesan, parsley, bread crumbs, olive oil, egg, garlic salt, and pepper and mix well. Run the filling through a grinder until smooth (or puree in a food processor until smooth).
Ravioli preparation:
Taken from: Faithful Provisions
-Lay out two wrappers, and top one with approximately one tablespoon of filling of choice.
-Brush the edges of the wrapper with water and lay the second wrapper on top, seal edges (I also press down with edge of a fork to help seal the edges). Continue until you use all the filling.
-To freeze the ravioli: Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay ravioli in a single layer and place in freezer for about 30 minutes. Once ravioli is frozen, it can be placed in a freezer bag and stored for up to 3 months. This helps to ensure that the ravioli do not stick to one another.
-To cook ravioli: This can be cooked from fresh or directly from frozen. Boil a pot of water and cook ravioli for about 2 to 3 minutes. Keep it at a low boil. Drain and serve.
If you're ambitious and have the right tools, you can actually make the ravioli pasta yourself. But for everyone else, store-bought wonton wrappers are the surprising choice for the pasta. They provide a light and delicate wrap and are just the right size. You can stuff anything you'd like in the ravioli - cheese, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, etc. My choice is spinach and ground turkey breast.
Homemade Ravioli
Makes 30-40 ravioli
Ravioli filling:
Taken from: AllRecipes
- 4 ounces (1/4 pound) ground turkey breast
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs or panko
- 1/4 teaspoon dried spices (I use a 1/4 teaspoon of each: oregano, thyme, basil, onion powder and garlic powder)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 egg white
- salt and ground pepper
-Transfer the beef mixture to a bowl. Add the Parmesan, parsley, bread crumbs, olive oil, egg, garlic salt, and pepper and mix well. Run the filling through a grinder until smooth (or puree in a food processor until smooth).
Ravioli preparation:
Taken from: Faithful Provisions
- Wonton wrappers (approximately 40)
- Small dish of water
-Lay out two wrappers, and top one with approximately one tablespoon of filling of choice.
-Brush the edges of the wrapper with water and lay the second wrapper on top, seal edges (I also press down with edge of a fork to help seal the edges). Continue until you use all the filling.
-To freeze the ravioli: Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay ravioli in a single layer and place in freezer for about 30 minutes. Once ravioli is frozen, it can be placed in a freezer bag and stored for up to 3 months. This helps to ensure that the ravioli do not stick to one another.
-To cook ravioli: This can be cooked from fresh or directly from frozen. Boil a pot of water and cook ravioli for about 2 to 3 minutes. Keep it at a low boil. Drain and serve.
Week's Menu Plan
Sunday: Mango chicken salad sandwich
Thursday: Chicken cacciatore with roasted cauliflower
Friday: appetizers
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