Ravioli Plus Recipes

Steps:

• Place 5 cups flour in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. Beat the eggs, water and oil; pour into well. Stir together, forming a ball. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 4-6 minutes, adding remaining flour if necessary to keep dough from sticking. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, combine sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally., In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use., Divide pasta dough into fourths; roll 1 portion to 1/16-in. thickness. (Keep pasta covered until ready to use.) Working quickly, place rounded teaspoonfuls of filling 1 in. apart over half of pasta sheet. Fold sheet over; press down to seal. Cut into squares with a pastry wheel. Repeat with remaining dough and filling., Bring a soup kettle of salted water to a boil. Add ravioli. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer; cook until ravioli float to the top and are tender, 1-2 minutes. Drain. Spoon sauce over ravioli.

Steps:

• Cook ravioli according to package instructions.
• For the Adults: In a medium saute pan over medium heat add 2 tablespoons olive oil. When oil is hot add onions and cook, stirring occasionally until onions release their natural sugar and become golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• To the onions add, the tomatoes, asparagus, 1/2 the ravioli, 1/2 the chicken, salt, pepper and remaining olive oil and saute until all ingredients are heated through. Garnish with 1/2 the basil and some Parmesan cheese.
• For the Kids: Saute remaining chicken with tomato sauce and remaining ravioli. Cook until sauce is hot and chicken is heated through. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with remaining basil and Parmesan cheese, to taste.