What to make with parmesan and ricotta cheese: 34 easy dinners

These 34 dinners all use parmesan and ricotta cheese. The quickest is Zucchini noodles marinara with ricotta, on the table in 15 minutes. Eight of them are simple enough for a first try. Under each one is what else you’d need, not counting salt, oil and spices.

Dolly says: In the app, tell me what’s in your kitchen and I’ll plan the whole week around it, then list only what’s missing.

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  Zucchini noodles marinara with ricotta

  Also needs lemons, zucchini noodles, garlic and marinara sauce.

  15 min

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  Air fryer pasta bake for two

  Also needs penne, marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella.

  25 min

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  Lemon ricotta pasta with spinach

  Also needs lemons, garlic, gluten-free pasta and baby spinach.

  25 min

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  Microwave lasagna in a mug

  Also needs lasagna noodles, frozen chopped spinach, marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella.

  25 min

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  Air fryer stuffed portobello mushrooms

  Also needs portobello mushrooms, frozen chopped spinach, garlic and 2 more.

  30 min

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  Instant Pot baked ziti

  Also needs ziti, marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella.

  30 min

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  Ground turkey skillet lasagna

  Also needs ground turkey, yellow onions, garlic and 3 more.

  40 min

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  Zucchini frittata

  Also needs zucchini, yellow onions, large eggs and fresh basil.

  40 min

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  Air fryer calzones

  Also needs shredded mozzarella, baby spinach, pizza dough and marinara sauce.

  45 min

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  Lasagna soup

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, Italian sausage and 6 more.

  50 min

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  Sheet pan lasagna

  Also needs lasagna noodles, marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella.

  50 min

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  Baked ziti with ground beef

  Also needs yellow onions, 85/15 ground beef, garlic and 4 more.

  55 min

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  Zucchini and ricotta puff pastry tart

  Also needs puff pastry sheets, zucchini, large eggs and 2 more.

  55 min

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  Ricotta gnocchi

  Also needs large eggs and marinara sauce.

  60 min

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  Spaghetti pie

  Also needs butter, spaghetti, large eggs and 2 more.

  60 min

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  Baked ziti

  Also needs ziti, marinara sauce, crushed tomatoes and shredded mozzarella.

  65 min

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  Crab stuffed shells

  Also needs jumbo pasta shells, imitation crab, shredded mozzarella and 4 more.

  65 min

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  Spinach and ricotta lasagna roll-ups

  Also needs lasagna noodles, frozen chopped spinach, shredded mozzarella and 2 more.

  65 min

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  Beef stuffed shells

  Also needs jumbo pasta shells, 85/15 ground beef, garlic and 3 more.

  70 min

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  Cheese stuffed shells

  Also needs jumbo pasta shells, shredded mozzarella, large eggs and 2 more.

  70 min

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  Baked ziti with sausage

  Also needs ziti, Italian sausage, yellow onions and 4 more.

  75 min

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  Chicken stuffed shells

  Also needs jumbo pasta shells, chicken breasts, large eggs and 2 more.

  75 min

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  Homemade ravioli with wonton wrappers

  Also needs frozen chopped spinach, lemons, wonton wrappers and marinara sauce.

  75 min

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  Sausage stuffed shells

  Also needs jumbo pasta shells, Italian sausage, garlic and 3 more.

  85 min

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  Eggplant rollatini

  Also needs eggplant, frozen chopped spinach, large eggs and 2 more.

  90 min

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  Zucchini lasagna

  Also needs zucchini, large eggs, shredded mozzarella and marinara sauce.

  100 min

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  Vegetable lasagna

  Also needs yellow onions, zucchini, baby bella mushrooms and 7 more.

  110 min

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  White chicken lasagna

  Also needs lasagna noodles, chicken breasts, butter and 6 more.

  110 min

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  Classic beef lasagna

  Also needs yellow onions, 85/15 ground beef, garlic and 6 more.

  120 min

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  Crockpot ravioli lasagna

  Also needs marinara sauce, frozen cheese ravioli, baby spinach and shredded mozzarella.

  230 min

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  Slow cooker sausage lasagna

  Also needs Italian sausage, yellow onions, garlic and 5 more.

  330 min

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  Slow cooker spinach lasagna

  Also needs frozen chopped spinach, large eggs, marinara sauce and 3 more.

  330 min

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  Crockpot lasagna

  Also needs 85/15 ground beef, yellow onions, garlic and 4 more.

  390 min

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  Slow cooker eggplant caponata with creamy polenta

  Also needs eggplant, yellow onions, celery and 8 more.

  400 min

Dinners from what you already have

Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.

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