Quick & Easy Ravioli Dinner
This meat ravioli recipe is comfort food at its finest and it’s ready in less than 30 minutes. It’s a perfect meal for busy weeknights, especially when it’s chilly out. Nothing will warm you up better than pasta smothered in cheese and loaded with seasoned ground beef! The recipe makes a big hearty batch, which is perfect for leftovers the next day or as planned freezer meals. Cook once, eat twice, always is nice. The nice thing about ravioli is that it cooks very quickly, usually in 5 minutes or less. Other than boiling the ravioli in a separate pot, everything else is made in one pot, which is so nice when it comes to doing dishes later.
What’s in the Cheesy Beef Ravioli?
This easy recipe includes:
Cheese ravioli (or your favorite ravioli) Ground beef Onion Garlic Italian seasoning Crushed tomatoes Mozzarella cheese Parmesan cheese Basil
How to Make Beef Ravioli with Meat Sauce
Boil the ravioli according to the package directions. Drain and set aside. To a large, deep-sided, ovenproof skillet, add the onion, ground beef, and brown them before seasoning with garlic and Italian seasoning. Add a big can of crushed tomatoes along with the cooked ravioli and stir everything together. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan before broiling for a few minutes. The mozzarella gets gooey and melty while the Parmesan gets lightly crisped under the broiler. The recipe is good on its own, but with two kinds of cheese, it’s irresistible. A sprinkling of fresh basil before serving adds a lovely pop of fresh flavor and basil is the perfect complement to Italian food.
Tips for Making This Easy Ravioli Dinner
Use any ravioli variety you’d like in this recipe. I think the tomato sauce for the ravioli pairs best with four cheese ravioli, but a meat ravioli works too! You’ll realize the importance of using a large, deep skillet to make this recipe when you’re stirring together an onion, a pound of ground beef, 20 ounces of ravioli, and a 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes. That’s a lot of volume. To keep this meal super simple, I usually pair it with a green side salad or a roasted vegetable.
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