# Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce with Ravioli

A beginner-friendly, simplified recipe for garlic Parmesan cream sauce with ravioli that can be made in 10 minutes or less.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.25 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- garlic
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmigiano
- 1 tablespoon ricotta
- chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons pasta water
- ravioli
- fresh parsley

## Instructions

1. Place a pan on the stove and add 1/4 cup of heavy cream over medium-low heat.
2. As soon as the cream comes to a gentle simmer (bubbles around the edge), add a tablespoon of butter.
3. Cook your ravioli and reserve some pasta water.
4. Once the butter is almost melted, add your garlic to the cream.
5. Mix the garlic and cream, ensuring the heat remains on medium-low to avoid burning the cream and to bloom the flavors.
6. Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of black pepper.
7. Add two or three tablespoons of grated Parmigiano (optional, but intensifies flavor).
8. Add one tablespoon of ricotta and mix it in well, allowing it to melt.
9. Strain the cooked ravioli.
10. Add some chopped parsley to the sauce.
11. Take two tablespoons of the reserved pasta water and add it to the sauce.
12. Let the sauce reduce for another minute.
13. Add the ravioli into the sauce and toss to coat.
14. Transfer the ravioli to a bowl.
15. Lightly dust with grated Parmigiano Reggiano.
16. Add a little chopped fresh parsley for color (optional).

## Equipment

- pan
- stove
- bowl

## Tips

- Cook garlic in the cream to bloom flavors.
- The longer the sauce simmers, the thicker it gets.
- The ricotta adds creaminess to the sauce but is optional.
- You want to coat the pasta, not have it swim in the sauce.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8VfArL4/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e07c78d0-4582-4cef-b4dc-ca5294343434
- Extracted: 2026-03-10

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