Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce, made with pasta dough from scratch and roasted garlic and butternut, tastes like heaven.
Why this recipe works:
Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce - it's like fall perfection on a plate. In fact, it's one of my favorite pasta recipes.
- Roasting butternut squash is so easy to make. Once you roast butternut squash with whole cloves of garlic, you'll never go back. Pure heaven, I tell you!
- Homemade pasta is actually super simply to make and the taste and texture can't be beat. My pasta recipe works perfectly for this ravioli.
- And let's not forget the brown butter sage sauce. You know I love my brown butter, and it is perfect for savory dishes like this butternut squash ravioli too. This homemade ravioli has so much flavor, but it requires the perfect sauce to compliment it rather than over power it.
How to make homemade ravioli:
In my opinion, there are three necessary pieces of equipment: a stand mixer with a dough hook, a pasta roller, and a ravioli maker. These are amazon links to the exact products I use. Now, you certainly don't need all of this equipment and people have been making pasta by hand for centuries, but if you have them, making pasta is a breeze.
- Prepare the filling. This is done by coating butternut squash and garlic cloves in olive oil and roasting on a baking sheet (photo 1). This gets pureed in a food processor with additional olive oil, parmesan cheese, dried sage, and salt and pepper (photo 2).
- Make the sauce. Butter and fresh sage are cooked over low heat until the butter is browned and the sage is infused (photo 3). This is to be done just prior to serving.
- Make the pasta. Equal parts of all-purpose and semolina flour are combined with eggs, olive oil, water and salt, then kneaded until elastic. After a period of rest, the dough gets rolled into sheets.
- Assemble the ravioli. Cover the ravioli mold with the pasta dough, create a well for the filling, and add about a heaping teaspoon of roasted garlic butternut squash filling to each well (photo 4). Cover with the second sheet of dough (photo 5) and gently roll the dough together to cut the pieces. Then, all you have to do is turn it over, give it a tap, and they all fall out (photo 6). Easy!
Cooking tips:
- To cook: toss the ravioli in salted boiling water for just a few minutes until they float.
- To freeze: line a baking sheet with parchment paper and add a single layer of the homemade ravioli. Set in freezer and once completely frozen, they can be added to a resealable plastic bag. Be sure to squeeze out as much air as possible to prevent freezer burn.
- Making the pasta: I prefer an even mix of semolina flour to all-purpose flour. It gives the pasta great texture and chew, plus it's insanely easy to work with. The addition of olive oil to the dough can be tasted in the final pasta - YUM! You must kneed your pasta dough for a solid ten minutes. If you want to do this by hand, more power to you, but pasta dough is not a soft dough like bread dough, so you're in for a workout. I highly recommend using your Kitchenaid mixer. You have to be sure to cover the dough and allow it to rest. This process allows the gluten to do whatever gluten does to make pasta wonderful.
- To roll out the sheets of pasta dough to make your homemade ravioli, you can roll it on the counter by hand, but I highly recommend using a pasta roller. I've used the KitchenAid pasta attachments before, and while they certainly are easy to use, there is something so satisfying about rolling pasta dough in a quality made in Italy pasta roller. Just be sure you use enough flour to avoid any sticking in your pasta machine.
- When forming the ravioli, be sure to have floured all of your dough generously so that it releases easily from the mold.
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Once you make your own homemade pasta, you'll want to find every recipe that you can that uses it. Here are some of my favorites!
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Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce
Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce, made with pasta dough from scratch and roasted garlic and butternut, tastes like heaven.
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Ingredients
Pasta
- 1 ½ cups Semolina Pasta Flour
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose Flour
- 4 whole eggs
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Filling
- 2 ½ lbs butternut squash (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 8 whole garlic cloves
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon dried sage
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Sauce & garnish (see notes below)
- 4 tablespoons butter ((½ stick))
- 10 whole fresh sage leaves
- ¼ cup toasted pine nuts
- freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
To make the pasta dough:
- Combine all pasta ingredients and mix together to make a stiff dough. Knead by hand or in a stand mixer with the dough hook on medium low speed for 10 minutes or until dough is elastic. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and let rest for at least 20 minutes. On a lightly floured surface roll out to desired thickness and cut as desired.
To make the filling:
- Toss the squash with the garlic in a bowl with just enough olive oil to evenly coat everything. Roast on a baking sheet at 400oF for about 45 minutes until soft. Remove from the oven and mix in a food processor to combine - slowly pouring additional olive oil into the mixture until the consistency is smooth. Add parmesan, dried sage, and salt and pepper, to taste. Use this filling to make the ravioli.
To make the sauce:
- Combine butter and fresh sage leaves in small sauce pan. Heat over low heat for at least 15 minutes to infuse the butter. Then, increase the heat just a bit (take care not to burn) and stir continuously until the butter browns slightly and the sage leaves crisp.
To prepare:
- Use a ravioli press to add and seal one teaspoon of filling in between each pasta sheet. Dip finger in water and wet edges of pasta before adding second sheet to allow for a nicely sealed ravioli. Use a roller, gently pressing down, to seal them up. Be sure to heavily flour the outside of your pasta to enable easy release.
- Boil the ravioli in plenty of salted water until just done. This will only take a short time! The ravioli will float on the surface of the water when they are finished. Carefully remove and drain. Serve with sage butter, a sprinkle of toasted pine nuts, and a generous amount of grated Parmesan cheese.
Notes
recipe makes 6 dozen ravioli
- To cook: toss the ravioli in salted boiling water for just a few minutes until they float.
- To freeze: line a baking sheet with parchment paper and add a single layer of the homemade ravioli. Set in freezer and once completely frozen, they can be added to a resealable plastic bag. Be sure to squeeze out as much air as possible to prevent freezer burn.
- Making the pasta: I prefer an even mix of semolina flour to all-purpose flour. It gives the pasta great texture and chew, plus it's insanely easy to work with. The addition of olive oil to the dough can be tasted in the final pasta - YUM! You must kneed your pasta dough for a solid ten minutes. If you want to do this by hand, more power to you, but pasta dough is not a soft dough like bread dough, so you're in for a workout. I highly recommend using your Kitchenaid mixer. You have to be sure to cover the dough and allow it to rest. This process allows the gluten to do whatever gluten does to make pasta wonderful.
- To roll out the sheets of pasta dough to make your homemade ravioli, you can roll it on the counter by hand, but I highly recommend using a pasta roller. I've used the KitchenAid pasta attachments before, and while they certainly are easy to use, there is something so satisfying about rolling pasta dough in a quality made in Italy pasta roller. Just be sure you use enough flour to avoid any sticking in your pasta machine.
- When forming the ravioli, be sure to have floured all of your dough generously so that it releases easily from the mold.
- Sauce amount - Since I typically don't cook all of these ravioli (I cook some and freeze the rest), the amount of sauce in this recipe is perfect for my family of four. If you're planning on cooking ALL of the ravioli at the same time, you may want to double or triple the sauce amount.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 319mg | Potassium: 437mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 10275IU | Vitamin C: 20.5mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 2.8mg
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This recipe was originally published in April 2019 and has been updated with helpful information, ingredient and process photos, as well as recipe tips. Don't worry - the recipe hasn't changed!
Lois Watford
I had purchased my ravioli from the store so I used the brown butter sage sauce. It was excellent! Maybe one day I will try to do the full recipe but for a quick sauce with store bought ravioli it is fantastic!
Tanya
If I don't have semolina flour, can I use just all purpose?
Krissy
You totally can, but I personally don't like pasta that is only made with all purpose flour. I've made it before in a cooking class and found it to taste doughy. I love the bite semolina adds. I always have it on hand because I use it when I make pizza and English muffins as well.
Carrie
I don't have sage leaves. How much ground sage would I use in place of the leaves?
Krissy
Start with small amounts, like 1/4 teaspoon, and taste the filling. Increase until it tastes good to you.
Jenny
Absolutely fantastic! We made it theee times in one week.
Robyn
Is the brown butter sauce here enough for all 6 dozen ravioli or is it for a certain number of servings?
Krissy
Great question and I'll update the recipe... This makes so many ravioli that I usually freeze at least half. The sauce makes enough for my family of four so if you want to make enough for ALL of the ravioli, you'll probably have to make more sauce. It also depends on how much brown butter you want to coat them. Hope that helps!
Graham
Hi,
Why did my filling stay kind of water, not thick enough?
Thanks
G
Krissy
Perhaps it didn't roast long enough?
Teresa
This is the first time I made ravioli and it was a hit! I made extra of the stuffing mixture because I had extra butternut squash I needed to use. I froze the filling and then just this week I made dough and thawed the filling and it worked perfectly!
Camerin
Hello,
Do I have to cube up the butternut squash or can I roast it whole?
Krissy
You can roast it whole. You just want it to be very soft.
Lynn Davis
I made it with whole wheat flour and a bit of sour dough starter instead of water. I loved it even though my pasta was a little unconventional. I am sure it would be amazing too with all purpose and made as she suggested. I also just baked my butternut squash whole then scooped out the seeds. It was easy!
Manya
Oh. My. Goodness!!! So delicious! First time making ravioli and they came out fantastic! Because I like whole wheat, I split three ways: whole wheat, 00, and semolina - very nice texture. I needed to add more water probably because of ww flour. I also took your advice in using the mixer to knead, THANK YOU....I've roughed it the other couple of times making pasta and ended up exhausted by dinner time. Rolled the dough thru to #5, but #4 is likely the better choice if using bleached flour.
So that seemingly too simple brown butter & sage sauce - INCREDIBLY TASTY! Thank you for sharing your recipe - it made for a very impressive meal.
Kate
I’m going to make these soon. Can I roast my own garlic and add it to,the roasted squash?
Krissy
Absolutely!!!
Danielle
Do you remove the garlic before purring the squash or include it?
Krissy
include it!
robin
Oh Wow . First time ever making these . Thank you so much ! I went exactly by recipe and family loved it . So then I used the dough recipe and make potato ones as well . I'm a little braver now and did it all by hand . Thanks again
Lexi
Question: what size are you making the raviolis to get 72 of them? I wasn’t able to get that many, but perhaps am making them too large and not rolling thin enough. The dough was perfect though and the filling delicious!! I tried adding a big pinch of brown sugar and a touch of nutmeg to the filling, as someone mentioned above. Thanks for the recipe!!
Krissy
Glad you liked it! I use a norpro ravioli press and they are definitely bite sized... not cut into 3-bite sized.
Peggy
When making the dough, iet looks like you use a Pasta machine to roll out the dough. How far do you go when thining the dough...3? 4? or thinner?
THANKS
Krissy
Hi Peggy, I have an ATLAS machine and I usually take it to a level 5. I know that the levels are different on various machines though. Hope that helps! Krissy
Anna
Looking forward to making this recipe this weekend! Quick question - should the filling be completely cooled before putting in the food processor / before filling?
Deb Tindle
Just made this for the first time! Also my first time attempting homemade pasta. It turned out GREAT!! Thank you so much. I'm going to tweak the filling a little by adding a touch of sugar and nutmeg. I also grated nutmeg over the top of the completed dish. Incredible. I had a bit of a learning curve on the pasta. Had to look up some troubleshooting ideas. I think I was trying to send too much through my machine (Kitchenaide attachment). I also didn't realize I needed to send it through on the first setting lots of times, like 15.... My pasta turned out wonderfully.
TressaMae
Excellent recipe! On my second round, I made a few changes: added ricotta cheese and crushed amaretti cookies to the filling and more crushed amaretti cookies to garnish. I know it sounds weird but try it.
Krissy
Now THAT is interesting! So glad you liked it. -Krissy
Jane Roosevelt
Can you make the filling the day before? And can you add some ricotta to the filling?
Krissy
Yes and yes! I've never added ricotta to this particular filling but that would be a great addition. You can definitely make the filling ahead of time. Enjoy! Krissy
Eleanor
Hey, just made this recipe with my dad this weekend and it turned out amazing. It was the first time I made pasta from scratch, so it was a bit of a challenge, however, I think this recipe was very good and was very happy with the overall turnout after all the work involved in making this from scratch! =)
Sarah G.
My husband bought me the kitchenaid pasta make attachment for Christmas and I finally got to use it with this recipe. I will now use your pasta dough recipe for all other pasta as well, it really is the perfect texture. I immediately pinned this recipe on the board "best recipes Ive tried" and that's where it will stay and be used often! Side note, I froze the raviolis and ate them the week after and they tasted exactly the same, I did have to boil them a few minutes longer.
Edna Eudave
I just made this it was really yummy. I am going to try adding a bit of brown sugar to the butternut squash next time to liven up the flavor just a bit.. thanks for this! It was really good!
Lindsay
Can you freeze the left over ravioli?
Krissy
Absolutely! After I make them, but before I boil them, I set them in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet and freeze. Once frozen, I put them in a resealable storage bag, freeze out all the air, and then keep frozen. When I'm ready to cook, I just dump the frozen ravioli right in the boiling salted water.
Kathy McKinney
I've looked at multiple sauce recipes for the fresh butternut squash I bought, and this is the best one I've seen. The maple cream sauce looks great too, but it seems it would be sweeter than i want, considering the squash has a sweet taste as well. I can't wait to make this tomorrow evening!
Mary Dunn
My squash didn't come out that good. Is it 2 1/2 lbs before peeled and seeded or 2 1/2 lbs once it's all cubed? Thanks!
Krissy
How did the squash not turn out? I've made these raviolis with various sizes of squash and it all turned out because I added enough olive oil, salt and pepper in the food processor to get to the right consistency.
Dianne
I prefer more texture in my ravioli filling so I sauté minced scallions and shiitake mushrooms.
Katie
If I wanted to make this without the cheese what would you recommend as a substitute? I have digestive troubles with cheese but dairy and eggs are fine.
Krissy
Hi Katie, The cheese is mostly for flavor. You can totally leave out and they'll still be yummy!
Amanda
I use nutritional yeast. It tastes the same! And is basically B vitamins.
Lisa
Do you roast the butternut squash by following your other directions on your site--cut off top and roast 4 pieces and then add to garlic and roast again?
Krissy
Hi Lisa, For this recipe I roast the cubed raw peeled squash with the garlic before running it through the processor. I wanted to make it super easy so you if you don't want to buy a whole squash and peel it, you can buy cubed raw squash.
Jason
Make this last night, and it turned out amazing. Everything about the recipe worked great! I did run out of filling before the pasta dough, but I filled them more than you suggested and we turning that dough into noodles and cooked them anyway.
I also included a very small amount of Butternut Squash Oil in the dough and sauce, which just helped boost that flavor a little. We also added a drop or 2 of balsamic on top.
Krissy
That sounds like heaven! Where did you get butternut squash oil? I'm going to be roasting a squash today for a savory quickbread recipe.
Jason Rand
It is made by Fiore olive oils. I bought it in one of their stores, but it looks like it available on their website as well.
Laura
Delicious! First time attempting ravioli and I would definitely do again. You can definitely taste the difference between fresh made and shop bought. We didn't do the burnt butter sauce, just melted some butter on top with the pine nuts and parmesan then roasted some courgettes too...heaven!
June
This was awesome...didn’t have enough sage so used rosemary...and also a little rosemary infused olive oil.
Found my mothers old tart tins which were perfect for forming the ravioli.
Definitely a favorite....some in the freezer now for a month away.