13 Ways To Use Ricotta Cheese And Improve Your Life Forever

It’s basically a weapon for making all food awesome.

You've probably had ricotta cheese tucked into lasagna or cheesecake, but imho you should be adding it to practically everything. Here's how.

You can find ricotta in the dairy aisle at your grocery store or actually it's surprisingly easy to make it yourself. Here are 13 ideas — both savory and sweet — for how to use a fresh batch.

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First of all: You can put it in a bowl, drizzle it with your best olive oil, add salt, pepper, and crackers and call it a day.

Or call it a fancy dinner party appetizer that took you 10 seconds to make. Ideally the salt is flaky sea salt and the pepper is freshly ground. If you don't have crackers, a spoon is just fine. No shame.

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Mix it with some cooked frozen spinach, Parmesan, and a little mayonnaise to make a dip.

Usually spinach dip has loads of cream cheese and mayonnaise. This has a lighter ricotta base with salty Parmesan and ~just a little~ mayo.

Here's how to make the dip:

Microwave 1 (10-oz.) package frozen, chopped spinach according to package directions. Squeeze excess water out and mix with 1 cup each ricotta and Parmesan, and ¼ cup mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Serve with tortilla or potato chips. Makes about 3 cups.

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Take lazy Sunday breakfast to a new level by spooning it onto your scrambled eggs. (Chives are optional. Toast isn't.)

Ricotta takes soft scrambled eggs to the next level, trust us.

Here's how to make the eggs:

Beat 2 large eggs with a salt and pepper in a small bowl. Heat 1 tablespoon of butter or olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. When the butter starts to foam, turn the heat down to low.

Add the eggs and stir constantly with a rubber spatula for 30 seconds to 1 ½ minutes. When the pan is mostly little clumps of eggs and just a little eggy liquid left, remove the pan from the heat and stir until the eggs are just cooked, about 30 seconds longer.

Scoop the eggs onto a plate and dollop with ¼ cup of ricotta. Serve with buttered toast and then, if you want, sprinkle with some chopped chives. Serves 1.

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