This Butternut Squash Ravioli Recipe is a labor of love. Yes, it takes some time to make homemade pasta, but it is always worth it. Each pocket of ravioli is filled with a gorgeous creamy squash and mascarpone filling. They are fun to make and even more so to eat.
If you love butternut squash or would like to try more recipes, then have a look at our Roasted Mashed Butternut Squash or our Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup.
Why I Love This Recipe
- So delicious
- Great vegetarian meal
- Fun to make with kids or family
- Wonderful learning experience
- Perfect fall and winter meal
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Butternut Squash Ravioli Recipe Ingredients
There are quite a few ingredients, but all are very common and easy to find in any grocery store.
Recipe Ingredients
Pasta
Large eggs
Water, room temperature
Extra virgin olive oil
All-purpose flour
Kosher salt
Filling
Butternut squash
Garlic cloves
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Mascarpone cheese
Parmesan cheese, freshly shredded
Pinch of nutmeg
Orange zest
Browned Butter Sage Sauce
Salted butter
Whole fresh sage leaves
How to make Butternut Squash Ravioli
In the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment, add the eggs, water, flour, salt, and olive oil. Mix or knead the dough until it forms an elastic, pliable ball, about 15 minutes. If the dough is wet and sticky, you can add more flour as needed. (But you can’t add more liquid if it’s too dry, so we always err on the side of wet dough.) The amount of flour you need may vary. Dough can behave differently depending on the weather and your location.
WAIT! Allow the dough to rest, covered in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 48 hours. This step is super important because it allows the wet and dry molecules of the dough to come into contact with one another and allows the dough to become completely hydrated.
Filling
Preheat oven to 375 F.
On a rimmed baking sheet covered with a sheet of foil, add the butternut squash and whole cloves of garlic. Drizzle the olive oil on top, followed by the salt and pepper. Stir around to evenly coat.
Roast for 15-20 minutes till the squash is tender.
Add the roasted squash, garlic, mascarpone cheese, parmesan cheese, nutmeg and orange zest to a food processor and pulse till well combined and creamy. You can make the filling in advance, but you will need to reheat it in the microwave till it’s warm when ready to use. The cheese in this will make it firm when it’s cold, so you won’t be able to pipe the filling if it’s cold.
Assemble the Butternut Squash Ravioli
Once rested, divide the dough into 4-8 pieces. The smaller the dough piece, the easier it is to work with. Set the pasta machine on the thickest noodle setting and feed one batch of dough through the machine. Reduce the noodle setting and feed the dough through again. If your dough sticks at all, flour both sides lightly. Repeat until you reach the second thinnest setting. When you are done, you will have a sheet of dough about 18 inches (45.7 cm) long. (if you divided the dough into 4 pieces). (If you are working with a rolling pin, dust the counter with flour and roll each batch of dough until you have a sheet less than 1/4-inch [6 mm] thick.)
Roll only one dough piece at a time and have the other pieces wrapped so they don’t dry out. If you roll all of the pieces out at the same time before filling, the dough will dry out and be a lot harder to seal with the filling inside.
Once you have your first dough rolled out, place the prepared butternut squash filling in a piping bag or a zipper seal bag and cut an end off. Pipe about a 1 tablespoon-sized ball of filling close to one of the long sides of the dough, leaving about ¼ inch edge. Pipe the filling, leaving about 1-inch space in between each piped ball all along the long edge of the dough. Fold over the dough and use your fingers to seal each ravioli section, pressing firmly. Using a pizza cutter, cut any excess dough off the long edge and then cut in between each filling section.
Set the now cut and finished ravioli aside and roll out another section of dough and repeat the process till your dough is gone.
In a saucepan over medium-low heat, cook the butter and sage leaves together till the butter browns. It will take about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat as soon as the little specks in the butter turn golden brown.
Generously salt a large pot of water and bring to a boil. Boil the ravioli in 2-3 batches for about 6 minutes. The ravioli will sink at first and start to float about half way through boiling. Gently scoop the ravioli out and continue cooking till all have been boiled.
Serve with the brown butter sauce and a sprinkle of salt and shredded parmesan cheese, if desired.
Butternut Squash Ravioli is a healthy option, keeping with a proper portion. It is high in protein for a vegetarian option. Plus high in calcium and fiber.
Recipe Pro Tips!
How to Store Chill Freeze Homemade Ravioli
Let pasta cool to room temperature, and then store extra ravioli in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Reheat the ravioli in the microwave or for about 1 minute in boiling water.
If you would like to freeze the ravioli ahead of time then place ravioli on a parchment lined baking sheet and freeze in a single layer.
Move the ravioli to an airtight container or freezer bag. Ravioli will last up to 6 months in the freezer.
What to Pair with Butternut Squash Ravioli?
The ravioli will be the star of the show, but here are some great sides to go with them.
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Butternut Squash Ravioli Recipe
Ingredients
Pasta
- 5 large eggs
- 5 teaspoons water room temperature
- 5 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cups 500 g flour
- 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
Filling
- 2- 2 ½ cups butternut squash peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 5 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup mascarpone cheese
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese freshly shredded
- Pinch of nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
Browned Butter Sage Sauce
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 8-10 whole fresh sage leaves
Instructions
- In the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment, add the eggs, water, flour, salt, and olive oil. Mix or knead the dough until it forms an elastic, pliable ball, about 15 minutes. If the dough is wet and sticky, you can add more flour as needed. (But you can’t add more liquid if it’s too dry, so we always err on the side of wet dough.) The amount of flour you need may vary. Dough can behave differently depending on the weather. WAIT! Allow the dough to rest, covered in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 48 hours. This step is super important because it allows the wet and dry molecules of the dough to come into contact with one another and allows the dough to become completely hydrated.
Filling
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- On a rimmed baking sheet covered with a sheet of foil, add the butternut squash and whole cloves of garlic. Drizzle the olive oil on top, followed by the salt and pepper. Stir around to evenly coat.
- Roast for 15-20 minutes till the squash is tender.
- Add the roasted squash, garlic, mascarpone cheese, parmesan cheese, nutmeg and orange zest into a food processor and pulse till well combined and creamy. You can make the filling in advance, but you will need to reheat it in the microwave till it’s warm when ready to use. The cheese in this will make it firm when it’s cold, so you won’t be able to pipe the filling if it’s cold.
Preparation of Ravioli
- Once rested, divide the dough into 4-8 pieces. The smaller the dough piece, the easier it is to work with. Set the pasta machine on the thickest noodle setting and feed one batch of dough through the machine. Reduce the noodle setting and feed the dough through again. If your dough sticks at all, flour both sides lightly. Repeat until you reach the second thinnest setting. When you are done, you will have a sheet of dough about 18 inches (45.7 cm) long. (if you divided the dough into 4 pieces). (If you are working with a rolling pin, dust the counter with flour and roll each batch of dough until you have a sheet less than 1/4-inch [6 mm] thick.)
- Roll only one dough piece at a time and have the other pieces wrapped so they don’t dry out. If you roll all of the pieces out at the same time before filling, the dough will dry out and be a lot harder to seal with the filling inside.
- Once you have your first dough rolled out, place the prepared butternut squash filling in a piping bag or a zipper seal bag and cut an end off. Pipe about a 1 tablespoon-sized ball of filling close to one of the long sides of the dough, leaving about ¼ inch edge. Pipe the filling, leaving about 1-inch space in between each piped ball all along the long edge of the dough. Fold over the dough and use your fingers to seal each ravioli section, pressing firmly. Using a pizza cutter, cut any excess dough off the long edge and then cut in between each filling section.
- Set the now cut and finished ravioli aside and roll out another section of dough and repeat the process till your dough is gone.
- In a saucepan over medium-low heat, cook the butter and sage leaves together till the butter browns. It will take about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat as soon as the little specks in the butter turn golden brown.
- Generously salt a large pot of water and bring to a boil. Boil the ravioli in 2-3 batches for about 6 minutes. The ravioli will sink at first and start to float about half way through boiling. Gently scoop the ravioli out and continue cooking till all have been boiled.
- Serve with the brown butter sauce and a sprinkle of salt and shredded parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Store extra ravioli in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Reheat the ravioli in the microwave or for about 1 minute in boiling water.
Comments & Reviews
Joanne T Ferguson says
G’day This looks delish Tara! Pinned
Cheers! Joanne
Tara Noland says
Thank you Joanne!
Debi @ Life Currents says
Wow, I’m super impressed that you made your own pasta and everything. These are beautiful! And they sound delish! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Tara Noland says
Thanks so much Debi!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
Impressive. I’ve always made butternut ravioli using wonton wrappers or homemade pasta but with circles I fold over. You’ve done the real deal. Seriously though, is there anything better than brown butter and sage sauce? I think not.
Tara Noland says
Thanks so much Maureen and yes that combination of flavors is so good!!
Samantha @FerraroKitchen says
This sounds glorious!!
Tara Noland says
Thanks Samantha!
CakeSpy says
Sounds like a perfect late winter meal…it will keep me cozy til spring!
Tara Noland says
Thank you so much!!
Minnie@thelady8home says
Wow! Loved it. Fantastic.
Tara Noland says
Thank you Minnie!
Joanne/WineLady Cooks says
This books looks terrific, I’m often in the kitchen with my grandsons and I have witnessed the amazing results when we have made something and all of a sudden they like it when they would have not thought of even tasting it before. The butternut squash and brown butter ravioli recipe sounds so delicious. I’d love to give it a try.
Tara Noland says
Thanks so much Joanne, the kids would love to make this one!
Angela says
The filing for the ravioli sound absolutely perfect!!! I love homemade pasta and this sounds fantastic!!!!
Tara Noland says
Thank you so much Angela!!
peter @feedyoursoultoo says
The recipe is great and I really like the brown butter. The cookbook is a great gift idea.
Tara Noland says
Thank you so much Peter!
Susie Gall says
Terrific post, Tara, and the recipe sounds fantastic. I have never made pasta, but it is on my to-do list. Thanks for sharing – there’s a good chance I could be ordering this cookbook for my granddaughter.
Tara Noland says
Thank you so much Susie, you must try making homemade pasta!
Nicole Neverman says
This ravioli sounds amazing! And what a fun cookbook 🙂
Tara Noland says
Thanks so much Nicole!
Heidy@ The McCallums Shamrock Patch says
Wow Tara I adore this recipe for Butternut Squash and Brown Butter Ravioli…This would be a perfect dinner for the hubby and I.
Tara Noland says
Thank you so much Heidy!
Gwen @simplyhealthyfamily says
How fun! I could definitely make a day out of this. Loooove the ravioli.
Tara Noland says
Thank you so much Gwen!