Lately I’ve been sticking to quick cooking dinners, and I love those, but sometimes I get in the mood to make something a little more time consuming, like homemade ravioli. It’s not that this ravioli recipe is hard, it’s actually very easy and straight forward, but you do need a little time to prepare it. Trust me though, it’s 100% worth it. I mean, hello?! Butternut squash cheese ravioli (roasted squash, ricotta, and parmesan, too good). All in garlic a parmesan broth (seriously, YUM). With butter toasted hazelnuts (like browned butter toasted hazelnuts, addicting). Yes, please.
After my Saturday night, the only thing I can think of that’s even worth doing tonight is rolling up my sleeves and making this ravioli…with my candles burning of course. Here’s the story…my parents went to Aspen Saturday night for a movie that my younger brother Red is in. They left their new puppy, Merle with me. I was thinking it would be no big deal, fun even. In reality though, taking care of a puppy…not really the easiest thing to do. The main issue, was my cat, Snape. You guys all know about Snape. Well, apparently he’s territorial and semi-protective of me. Actually, I don’t know if protective is the correct word, maybe jealous is better? I’m not sure, but either way, Snape did not like having Merle in the house or me giving Merle any attention. It was so bad at one point that I had to get in the middle of the two and put Snape outside. In the process Snape dug his claws into me and left me with some serious claw marks on my arm. I wish I was joking, but this all really did happen. I didn’t realize two little animals could cause so much friction. There was a lot of barking, whining, and some serious cat hissing. On top of that Merle didn’t seem to feel comfortable at my house. Ether that or he missed Asher (my little sister) or maybe it was a combo, but he whined most the time he was with me. And then on top of that, he’s not fully potty trained yet, and he peed and pooped more times than I can count. And I know what you are thinking…did I take him out? I took him out, many, many times, but he never went outside, only inside. Long story short, Merle’s a great dog. He is super cute and super lovable, but at his current age, he’s just a bit of a handful. Seeing as my weekend was spent cleaning up dog pee and poop, I’m looking forward to pretending like it’s Saturday tonight and making ravioli. Anyone else want to join in on this? Cool, then let me tell you about this ravioli.
I’ve made ravioli many times before here on HBH. The last two ravioli recipes I posted I made using my favorite wonton wrapper method. But for this recipe I really wanted real deal ravioli so I used this easy 2 ingredient pumpkin pasta to make my ravioli. The entire recipe is actually a really simple process. Start out by making the garlic parmesan broth, this is KEY to this recipe. It keeps the ravioli extra saucy and extra flavorful. It’s almost soup-like, but not quite. Plus, what could not be delicious about garlic parmesan broth? While the broth is simmering on the stove, roast your squash, form the ravioli, and toast the hazelnuts with a little butter. Then toss the ravioli with the hazelnuts, plate them, and ladle the parmesan broth over top. Spoon over a little pesto and your dinner is complete. And SO GOOD!
You see, not too hard or too complicated. If you don’t feel like making pasta, using wonton wrappers is a great option. OKAY, and with that I think it’s time that we all go and treat this Monday night like a Saturday night. Pour some wine, light a fire, burn some candles, and make the most delicious (cheesy) autumn ravioli!
The ravioli that can be the cure to a stressful Monday…or Saturday…for real.
