Fagottini Pasta recipe
Prep Time
1hr 0min
Cook Time
4min
Total Time
1hr 4min

A refreshingly light and pretty dish of homemade pasta parcels stuffed with beet and ricotta or spinach and ricotta, paired with a cool crispy white wine.

Ingredients

4 Servings

Pasta Dough

  • 2cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 4piece
    egg yolk

Beet and Ricotta Filling

  • 1cup
    ricotta cheese
  • 1piece
    beet
  • 1pinch
    salt
  • 1pinch
    pepper

Spinach and Ricotta Filling

  • 1cup
    ricotta cheese
  • 1cup
    spinach
  • 1clove
    garlic
  • 1pinch
    salt
  • 1pinch
    pepper

For Cooking and Serving

  • 4cup
    vegetable stock
  • 2tbsp
    butter
  • 4sprig
    fresh thyme

How to make Fagottini Pasta

Prepare Pasta Dough

  1. Mix all-purpose flour and egg yolks to form a dough.

    Step 1.1: Mix all-purpose flour and egg yolks to form a dough
  2. Allow the dough to sit for 30 minutes before rolling out to make pasta sheets.

    Step 1.1: Allow the dough to sit for 30 minutes before rolling out to make pasta sheets
    Step 1.2: Allow the dough to sit for 30 minutes before rolling out to make pasta sheets
    Step 1.3: Allow the dough to sit for 30 minutes before rolling out to make pasta sheets
    Step 1.4: Allow the dough to sit for 30 minutes before rolling out to make pasta sheets
    Step 1.5: Allow the dough to sit for 30 minutes before rolling out to make pasta sheets

Prepare Fillings

  1. For beet and ricotta filling, mix ricotta cheese with cooked and mashed beet, salt, and pepper.

    Step 2.1: For beet and ricotta filling, mix ricotta cheese with cooked and mashed beet, salt, and pepper
  2. For spinach and ricotta filling, sauté garlic and spinach, then mix with ricotta cheese, salt, and pepper.

    Step 2.1: For spinach and ricotta filling, sauté garlic and spinach, then mix with ricotta cheese, salt, and pepper

Assemble Fagottini

  1. Cut pasta sheets into squares and place a small amount of filling in the center.

    Step 3.1: Cut pasta sheets into squares and place a small amount of filling in the center
  2. Fold the pasta over the filling to form parcels.

    Step 3.1: Fold the pasta over the filling to form parcels

Cook and Serve

  1. Simmer the fresh pasta parcels in vegetable stock for no more than 4 minutes.

    Step 4.1: Simmer the fresh pasta parcels in vegetable stock for no more than 4 minutes
  2. Drizzle with butter and garnish with fresh thyme before serving.

    Step 4.1: Drizzle with butter and garnish with fresh thyme before serving

Tips & Tricks

  1. Use a pasta machine for even and thin pasta sheets.

  2. Pair with a cool crispy white wine for a refreshing experience.