see to it youclean your mushroomsbefore you get started making the filling.

A touch of fresh ricotta cheese ensures the filling is rich and creamy.

Addingfresh parsleyand garlic balances the mushroom flavor and keeps the dish from feeling too heavy.

Mushroom Ravioli Filling

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Store the mushroom filling for the ravioli in the fridge until ready to use.

Use your fingers to lightly press the dough together and then cut out each ravioli.

Drain, discarding the liquid.

soaking porcini mushrooms

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Squeeze the mushrooms to remove any additional liquid.

Finely chop the rehydrated porcini mushrooms.

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Add chopped porcini mushrooms, parsley, and garlic.

chopped porcini mushrooms on cutting board

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Cook and stir the mixture for about 1 minute.

Remove from the heat.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

cooked fresh mushrooms in skillet

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In a medium bowl, combine the egg yolk, ricotta cheese, and mushroom mixture.

Cover and chill until needed.

Mix until the ingredients come together to form a dough.

porcini, fresh mushrooms and parsley in skillet

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Wrap the dough in plastic wrap until ready to use.

Cut rolled pasta dough into 2-inch-wide strips.

Brush the strips lightly with the egg mixture.

mushroom, ricotta and egg mixture in bowl

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Lay a second strip of dough, brushed side down, over the first.

Cut dough between filling to make individual ravioli.

Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.

ingredients for ravioli pasta in mixing bowl

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To cook ravioli, boil a large pot of salted water.

Simmer gently for 3 to 4 minutes or until tender.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer ravioli to a serving dish.

ravioli pasta dough on floured surface

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2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

cut ravioli pasta strips with egg wash

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spoonful of mushroom ravioli pasta filling on cut pasta dough strip

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laying strip of ravioli dough over filling

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pressing down between mushroom ravioli filling

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cooking mushroom ravioli pasta in boiling salted water

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