Ricotta pasta

Ricotta pasta

Main dishes

Enjoy these flavorful pasta dishes, featuring ricotta, a touch of sweetness, and the taste of cooked tomatoes.

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These pasta dishes, with their sweet and tangy flavors, are a delight for ricotta lovers. The combination of cooked pasta and diluted ricotta, mixed with sugar and tomato, creates a unique texture and an unforgettable taste.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodBoiling, mixing
  • Estimated cost$3.52 $0.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.12
  • $0.34
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dilute the ricotta with water, or better yet, with milk, and work the mixture until it reaches a pliable consistency. ≈ 3 min
  2. Add sugar gradually until you reach the desired level of sweetness, but be careful not to add too much. Then, mix everything together in a bowl where the ricotta will be poured after it has been prepared, along with the cooked and drained dough. ≈ 4 min
  3. Garnish with cooked tomatoes, which have also been cooked separately using a traditional method. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Ricotta pasta

  • 500 g of fresh ricotta$3.12
  • One can of tomatoes$0.34
  • 50 g of sugar$0.06

Total$3.52

that's $0.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of thick pasta
  • 500 g of fresh ricotta
  • One can of tomatoes
  • 50 g of sugar

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