Comments on: Easy Butternut Squash Ravioli

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:52:29 +0000

Laura, I’m so sorry you had this experience and I must tell you that it happened to me once. It has to do with how wet the filling is, how tightly the ravioli are sealed (no air pockets), and whether the water is boiling too rapidly. If the filling is too wet, it tends to “bleed”, causing them to disintegrate a bit. If you have air pockets they tend to explode. And if the water boils too rapidly they get roughed up. I don’t know about the ones you have in the freezer, but try simmering them instead of boiling them, and cook them from completely frozen, not thawed. If you make another batch, try cooking the butternut squash in a dry skillet to get some of the moisture out before you make the filling. And please do let me know how it turns out!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:20:51 +0000

Last weekend I made these. All seemed to go well until last night my husband decided to surprise me and make them for dinner. It turned out to be a disaster! They broke apart in the water during boiling and the squash filling came out. I wonder what I did wrong. I think he may have let them sit too long after taking them out of the freezer, so maybe they were not frozen enough when they were put in the boiling water. Or…..maybe when I made them I didn’t seal them well enough. I still have some in the freezer, but I am reluctuant to have them if this is going to happen again. Any idea what may have gone wrong? BTW, I followed the recepie exactly and I did use the Won Ton wrappers. Thanks for any advice you can give me.
-Laura

By: The Lucky Wife

The Lucky Wife — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:05:32 +0000

These sound so delicious! We have not been big fans of butternut squash until we tried them in a new recipe recently... we should try these also! Would love for you to link them in our Star Recipes Collection. The presentation makes them great to make for dinner with friends.

By: Adeana

Adeana — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:56:17 +0000

i cannot WAIT to do this. i’ve always wanted to make my own pasta, but as u mentioned, i’m not patient enough, nor do i have the utensils needed. so this sounds beautiful and i LOVE butternut squash as the filling…thanx! i’ll credit you on my site when i do make it