Ali Yusuf on Simply Delicious S:2 E:9 Ravioli with mince meat Spinach and Ricotta

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese offers a lower-fat alternative while maintaining creaminess.

minced meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner and often more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier while canola is often less expensive.

Heat a pan and add olive oil to make sofrito with chopped onion, carrot, celery, and garlic.

Add minced meat to the sofrito and season with salt, cooking until browned.

Prepare boiling water for cooking the ravioli.

In another pot, heat full fat milk and add white vinegar to make ricotta cheese.

Chop spinach and mix it with the ricotta and Parmesan cheese, ensuring to remove excess water from the spinach.

Make fresh pasta dough using 100 grams of flour per egg, adding a pinch of salt and olive oil.

Roll out the pasta dough using a pasta machine, making it thin.

Cut the pasta into squares for ravioli and fill with the meat and spinach mixture, sealing the edges with water.

Cook the ravioli in boiling water until they float to the surface.

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