Ravioli With Spinach or Meat Filling

Ingredients for Spinach Filling:
1 cup tomato, peeled and seeded
1 small onion
1 cup mushrooms
2 tsp garlic minced
1 package frozen spinach well drained
1/4 cup cottage cheese
2 tsp basil
2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
salt and pepper to taste


Combine tomato, onion, mushroom and garlic. Cook over medium heat until liquid from mushrooms evaporates and mixture is somewhat dry.
Let cool, then combine tomato mixture with spinach, cottage cheese, basil and salt & pepper.
Blend mixture in food processor.

Ingredients for Meat Filling:
1/2 lb ground beef
1 large onion
2 tsp garlic minced
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese

Brown ground beef, onion and garlic.
Remove juices, stir in egg, salt and Parmesan Cheese
Let cool before filling ravioli

Igredients for Dough:

4 cups Flour
4 Eggs
3/4 cup Water
1/2 tsp Salt

In a large bowl mix flour and salt I, mix mine on the kitchen counter
Make a well in the middle of the flour.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing slightly after each addition.
Gradually add about 6 tablespoons cold water.
Mix well to make a stiff dough.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic about 5-8 minutes..


Divide dough into 2 halves.
Roll each halve of the dough out on a floured board, into a very thin sheet (about 1/16 to 1/8 inch thick)..
Drop about 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls of filling about 1 1/2 inches apart all along the dough.
When the sheet of dough is fully dotted with dabs of filling mixture, cover filling with other sheet of dough.

Using your fingers, gently press dough between each dab of filling to seal it.
Cut ravioli into squares with a pastry/pizza cutter, or very sharp knife.

Let Ravioli dry for 1 hour before cooking (If freezing place on cookie sheet and freeze. Once frozen place in ziplock bags).
To cook fresh ravioli bring 7 quarts of water to boil with 2 tablespoons salt, gradually add the fresh Ravioli. Boil rapidly uncovered about 20 minutes or until tender.

Serve with your favorite sauce. you can alternate the layers of ravioli with your sauce. Add some grated cheese for extra flavor.