: a white unripened whey cheese of Italy that resembles cottage cheese
also
: a similar cheese made in the U.S. from whole or skim milk
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Thinly slice and roll them with spinach and ricotta cheese.
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
From farm to fork were eggs, coffee, herbs, honey, vinegar and ricotta.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Two open containers of ricotta leaked onto the store shelves at the Olathe grocery store.
—Eleanor Nash
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Layer it over cream cheese, ricotta, or butter for an easy breakfast with big flavor.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
From farm to fork were eggs, coffee, herbs, honey, vinegar and ricotta.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Two open containers of ricotta leaked onto the store shelves at the Olathe grocery store.
—Eleanor Nash
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Layer it over cream cheese, ricotta, or butter for an easy breakfast with big flavor.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for ricotta
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ricotta
noun
ri·cot·ta
ri-ˈkät-ə 
: a soft, white Italian cheese
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