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Homemade Raviolis That'll Bring You Straight To Italy

You'll be making ravioli like a real Italian grandma in no time.

A great pasta dish always gets compared to one made by an Italian grandmother. She's a woman who has perfected every shape of ravioli and knows just the right amount of spice needed for an arrabiata thanks to her decades upon decades of experience. Not to mention her amazing mentor: her own grandmother. But not everyone has an Italian grandmother to teach them the ways of great pasta making. What are the non-Italians of the world to do?

We have the answer, and it's twofold. First, put a little work into it -- just like these Italian grandmothers did. And second, use the great recipes below.

While we might not have the guidance of generations upon generations of experienced pasta makers to show us how to work the dough, what we do have is a handful of guiding recipes to make great ravioli accessible to all -- and they're creative too. Because no matter how much you love the four cheese ravioli, it doesn't hold a candle to roasted beet ravioli with thyme mascarpone filling that you made with your own two hands.

Give these a try -- and find the Italian grandmother within you.

1.

Shiitake And Arugula Ravioli

No Recipes
Get the Shiitake and Arugula Ravioli recipe from No Recipes
2.

Roasted Carrot Ravioli With Mascarpone Thyme Filling

Bell'Alimento
3.

Beet Ravioli With Goat Cheese, Ricotta And Mint Filling

James Ransom/Food52
4.

Brown Butter Lobster Ravioli With Tomato Cream Sauce

Half Baked Harvest
5.

Gorgonzola Butternut Squash Ravioli

Half Baked Harvest
Get the Gorgonzola Butternut Squash Ravioli recipe from Half Baked Harvest
6.

Roasted Beet Ravioli With Mascarpone Thyme Filling

Bell'Alimento
7.

Lemon Artichoke Ravioli With Chili And Baby Peas

DailyMeals/Food52
8.

Taleggio Ravioli With Garlicy Butter Kale And Wild Mushroom Sauce

Half Baked Harvest
9.

Lemon Ricotta Ravioli With Sage Brown Butter Sauce

Bakerita
10.

Pumpkin Ravioli With Brown Butter Sauce

Savory Simple
11.

Beet & Chevre Ravioli With Poppy Seed Butter

Reclaiming Provincial
Get the Beet & Chevre Ravioli with Poppy Seed Butter recipe from Reclaiming Provincial
12.

Beef Ravioli With Homemade Pasta

SCK Recipes
13.

Ricotta And Spinach Ravioli

Little Green Dot
Get the Ricotta and Spinach Ravioli recipe from Little Green Dot
14.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts Ravioli

Bev Cooks
15.

Fresh Goat Cheese Ravioli

East Village Kitchen
Get the Fresh Goat Cheese Ravioli recipe from East Village Kitchen
16.

Meat & Spinach Ravioli

The Italian Dish
Get the Meat & Spinach Ravioli recipe from The Italian Dish
17.

Pumpkin Ravioli In A Walnut-Sage Cider Sauce

The Professional Palate
Get the Pumpkin Ravioli in a Walnut-Sage Cider Sauce recipe from The Professional Palate
18.

Beet Greens Ravioli

Gastronomer's Guide
Get the Beet Greens Ravioli recipe from Gastronomer's Guide
19.

Lamb And Sweetbread Ravioli

Pepper & Sherry
Get the Lamb And Sweetbread Ravioli recipe from Pepper & Sherry
20.

Pumpkin Ravioli With Butter Sage Sauce

Buttery Books

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