I was never a fan of ravioli as a child, especially that canned crap. As an adult, I absolutely love the stuff especially if it’s homemade but frozen suits me just fine! This baked ravioli recipe has to be one of my toddler’s favorite meals.
I like it because it’s quick and easy. Something I can throw together and still have it come out tasting like a time-consuming, homemade meal. Not to mention it soothes my beastly craving for homemade lasagna. (which is exactly what it tastes like to me)
One thing I love about baked ravioli (besides it being so cute & fun to eat) is that it is so versatile. Sometimes I add in a layer of spinach & spicy sausage to give it a lil pizzaz. I’ve even used the chicken stuffed ravioli with success.
This baked ravioli would be a great dish to make for last-minute company or to take to a potluck. You could even get the veggie stuffed ravioli & make it a completely vegetarian recipe. It also freezes like a champ! Uh! Gotta love it! If only men could be this accommodating…. ; )
The Recipe
Cheesy Baked Ravioli
By Divas Can Cook
Recipe type: main, pasta
Cook time
Total time
Ingredients
- 1 small onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
- 2 (24 oz each) jars of spaghetti sauce ( I
- used a jar of Bertolli five cheese & a jar of
- Bertolli Tomato Basil flavor)
- 1½ bags of cheese, shredded (8 oz bags each. I used ½ bag of mozzarella & a bag of Sargento Italian Blend cheese)
- 1 (1 lb.) bag of frozen cheese ravioli
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Dice up onion & garlic.
- Saute onion & garlic in 1-2 Tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat until tender.
- Add in ground beef & cook until done. Drain the excess oil from the pan.
- Add in the spaghetti sauces. Stir until combined.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9 X 13-inch baking pan.
- Add a layer of the frozen ravioli, a layer of the sauce mixture and then a layer of cheese. Repeat this step one more time.
- Place into the oven and cook for 35 -40 minutes. Let cool and enjoy.
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I am not a big ravioli fan, but this was DELICIOUS!!! My husband loved it so much he had seconds. Thanks for the great recipe!!!
I made this toight and it was amazing! It came together really fast as well. I seasoned the ground turkey with natures seasoning, Mrs Dash Onion and Herb and Mrs Dash Garlic and Herb. Only ate about 1/8th of the entire recipe and was full. Yum!
Monique I made your ravioli recipe yesterday and it was DELICIOUS! My family loved it!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for sharing your recipes with us! My cooking skills have definitely gone to another level (because of your recipes). God bless you! Keep the recipes coming!
Hi Mo,
As always, I love your way!!
If you ever feel like elevating this dish to a new awesome level, the won ton wrappers available at most grocery stores make great ravioli.
They are square and cut to just the right size. You can make a filling of ricotta and other fav cheese and maybe some basil.
Simply fill and seal w/ a little water around the edges so they don’t open up when cooking.
Cook right away or fill and freeze on a sheet pan spread out so they don’t stick and when frozen, store in freezer bags for awesome homemade ravioli anytime
They are fresh and thin, so they cook fast, and because the dough is thinner than reg ravioli, they let the filling shine through…perfect ravioli. =]