I bought the pasta attachment to my Kitchen Aid and have tried each of the attachments. However, I have not used the attachment that stretches the pasta solely for making ravioli. So tonight, I did just that. I love making my own pasta. It really is not that hard and if you have an hour of time, you can make your own pasta. It is so worth making fresh pasta when you have the time. As they say, it has such a good bite. It is soft, yet firm.
This Ravioli with a Basil Cream Sauce shows me how much I have grown as a cook/chef. 100% of this recipe is created from scratch. For the basil cream sauce, I walked into my backyard to grab the basil. It is so fun to have the fresh herbs at my fingertips. While I often use coconut milk in lieu of cream, I went all the way this time. My basil cream sauce is thick, creamy and had really good texture.
This ravioli recipe is vegetarian. My filling is a ricotta and cheese base. The basil is in this recipe two times. I already said the basil is in the cream sauce and I also put it in the cheese filling. I love to use an ingredient in a number of different ways in a recipe. In so doing, you can use small amounts and it comes out as you work your way through eating the dish. This dish is simple yet so flavorful, so rich.
The dough rolled into a ball.
The pasta drying on the drying rack.
The ricotta and cheese combined and then finished.
The 1st layer of pasta laid out with the cheese topped.
The topped layer of pasta added.
Boiling the raviolis.
Basil added to the cream sauce.
The ravioli finished off in the cream sauce.
The final dish plated.
The Recipe
Ravioli with a Basil Cream Sauce
Ingredients
Ravioli
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 4 whole Eggs
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 whole Egg yolk, for egg wash
Filling
- 1 Cup Ricotta cheese
- 1 whole Egg, beaten
- 1 Cup Mozzarella
Basil Cream Sauce
- 1 Cup Fresh basil
- 4 whole Garlic cloves, minced
- 1 Cup Mozzarella
- 1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan
- 2 Cups Heavy Cream
- 1 tsp Salt & Pepper to Taste
Instructions
- In an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine flour and salt. Add eggs 1 at a time and continue to mix. Drizzle in oil and continue to incorporate all the flour until it forms a ball. Sprinkle some flour on work surface, knead the dough until elastic and smooth. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for about 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax.Cut the ball of dough in half, cover and reserve the dough you are not immediately using to prevent it from drying out. Dust the counter and dough with flour. Form the dough into a rectangle and roll it through the pasta machine, 2 or 3 times, at its widest setting. Guide the sheet of dough with the palm of your hand as it emerges from the rollers. *Reduce the setting and crank the dough through again, 2 or 3 times. Continue until the machine is at its narrowest setting. The dough should be paper-thin, about 1/8-inch thick.Filling:Mix all the ingredients until well combined and set aside.Basil Cream Sauce:Put the cream in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering.Add in the mozzarella and cook until fully incorporated in the cream.Add in the Parmesan and the basil.Cook for 2 minutes until it begins to thicken.Salt and pepper to taste.Serve and enjoy!
Responses
comments – I answer every one.
You had me at “basil cream”. I do love a good ravioli, and love to make my own. So satisfying. Yours looks seriously delicious!
Thx so much Kylee and you had me with your love of the basil cream sauce.
Homemade pasta is the BEST!! I love ravioli so I’m bookmarking to try soon. Thanks =)
I hope you do. Please let me know if you do and how it turns out.
This sauce sounds so flavorful! Can’t wait to try
It is a simple sauce that has really good flavor.
Yum these look amazing! We’ve made pasta from scratch a few times now but never ravioli! Must try. And your sauce sounds amazing. Thanks!
I thought it would be hard but it really was not. Give it a try.
I was raised in Europe where we ate pierogi all the time, so ravioli reminds me of my childhood even though they are a little different. So yummy!
I totally get it. What a nice memory for you.
These look great as I’ve never made ravioli from scratch! Thanks for sharing!!
Felesha, you need to give it a try.
I have never made homemade pasta. It looks and sounds so simple. I will definitely put this #onthemenu for later.
Christie, let me know if you give it a try. It is pretty easy.
What a great recipe Peter and I love making my own pasta too! Pinned and shared!
Nothing like homemade pasta.
This looks fantastic! My mother in law makes or used to make homemade raviolis and we all just love them. The basil cream sauce sounds delicious!
Thank you very much Denise. What a nice memory you have.
Beautiful job with this one, Peter! I’ve never made ravioli before and yours looks amazing!
Thx Dan.