Baked Cheese Ravioli with Meat Sauce
The perfect cold weather comfort food.
Servings 8
Calories 5030kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 medium sweet onion chopped
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 25 ounces cheese ravioli frozen
- 2 cups mozzarella shredded
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Crumble the sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium heat until lightly browned.
- Add the onion and cook until it is soft.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning. Stir. Let the sauce come to a slow simmer.
- Meanwhile, cook the ravioli per the package instructions. Drain well.
- Preheat your oven to 350 F.
- Spray a 9 x 11 baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Spread 1 cup of the meat sauce over the bottom of the dish and spread out evenly. It'll be thin but try to get it everywhere.
- Add the cooked ravioli, distributing it evenly around the pan. Do not overlap the pasta.
- Add half of the cheese then another cup of sauce.
- Add the last of the ravioli and sauce, followed by the remaining cheese.
- Cover the dish in foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the foil. Turn your broiler on and place the dish under the broiler for a few minutes (keeping an eye on it the entire time) until you get a little browning on top.
- Serve garnished with the chopped parsley.
Notes
Use spicy sausage for... a spicy dish!
Nutrition
Calories: 5030kcal | Carbohydrates: 399g | Protein: 237g | Fat: 279g | Saturated Fat: 109g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Monounsaturated Fat: 80g | Cholesterol: 904mg | Sodium: 10688mg | Potassium: 4787mg | Fiber: 43g | Sugar: 76g | Vitamin A: 4645IU | Vitamin C: 118mg | Calcium: 1800mg | Iron: 96mg