A cross between lasagna and baked ziti, this ravioli dish comes together in just one pan and goes from stove top, to oven to your dining room table in less than 30 minutes!
How do I make baked ravioli?
A quick saute of onion and garlic with dried oregano will start the flavorful base. Then brown some spicy Italian sausage and pour in a splash of red wine.
Add your store bought pasta sauce. Prego is my jam. We all have our favorite store bought brand, right?
Then stir in spinach because we all need eat more veggies.
Add ravioli and stir to combine.
Add fresh mozzarella and bake until bubbly, melty and delicious.
This is one of those meals that you can easily throw together after a long day and have dinner in the oven in just 10 minutes. Which is why it’s my favorite!
Do I have to boil the pasta in this baked ravioli?
Nope! No boiling, no straining, no extra dirty dishes! The ravioli will cook right in the pan with the sauce and cheese!
The red wine not only adds flavor but also adds enough liquid that the ravioli will cook through along with the moisture of the pasta sauce and spinach.
Just be sure the ravioli is entirely covered by sauce so that it cooks evenly and all the way through.
What kind of ravioli should I use for this recipe?
I like to use Giovanni Rana mushroom ravioli. It cooks in just 4 minutes (when boiled) which makes it perfect for this baked ravioli recipe.
You could also use any of their other ravioli or even tortellini refrigerated pastas. And no, this is not a sponsored post. I just love their products because they taste great and cook quickly.
Keep in mind if you’re using another brand of refrigerated ravioli (Butoni for example) you may need to bake the dish for a bit longer as the ravioli may have a longer suggested cook time.
Can I make baked ravioli ahead of time?
Yes! Feel free to make this up to two days in advance and refrigerate until you’re ready to bake. Be sure to allow the ravioli to sit out on the counter for about an hour before baking so that it can come to room temperature.
Then just bake as directed and enjoy!
Why you’re going to love this ravioli:
- It’s easy! No fancy kitchen gadgets, tedious ingredient prep or cooking skills required! If you can saute onions and stir ingredients together, you got this!
- Did you see that ingredient list?? Just 10 simple items that you might already have in your kitchen right now!!
- Only 5 minutes of prep time!? Yep, you read that right! The only prep you’ll need to do for this recipe is chop your onion and mince your garlic! Which means you can have this dinner cooking in just 5 minutes.
Tips for making the best baked ravioli:
- Remember that not all ravioli are created equal. Giovanni Rana boils in 4 minutes while other brands may take 7-9 minutes. Take this into account as it will increase your bake time. You’ll know the ravioli is done when it is tender and al dente.
- Make sure the ravioli is completely covered by the sauce so that it can soak up all the moisture and cook evenly!
- You don’t necessarily have to use uncooked pasta for this recipe. If you have leftover spaghetti, tortellini, penne or any other noodle, you can still use it in this dish! Just decrease the baking time by about half so that the pasta doesn’t overcook.
Other easy pasta dishes you’ll love:
- No Boil Three Cheese Manicotti
- One Pot Sausage Rigatoni
- One Pot Mediterranean Pasta
- One Pot Smoked Gouda and Tomato Pasta
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A cross between lasagna and baked ziti, this ravioli dish comes together in just one pan and goes from stove top, to oven, to your kitchen table in less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 19.5 oz. hot Italian turkey sausage, loose
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 3 cups store bought pasta sauce
- 2–3 cups fresh baby spinach
- 20 oz. refrigerated ravioli
- 8 oz. fresh mozzarella
- Kosher salt
- fresh cracked pepper
- fresh chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat olive oil in a wide, shallow dutch oven style casserole dish over medium heat. Add onion and large pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes.
- Add garlic and oregano and cook for another minute, stirring frequently.
- Add sausage and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through.
- Stir in red wine and pasta sauce.
- Then stir in fresh spinach.
- Add ravioli and stir until it’s well coated in sauce. Be sure each ravioli is nestled into the sauce so it cooks evenly.
- Tear mozzarella into chunks and place on top of ravioli in a single layer.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the ravioli is al dente and the sauce is bubbling.
- Broil for 1-2 minutes to brown the cheese on top.
- Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and enjoy!
Notes
Remember that not all ravioli are created equal. Giovanni Rana boils in 4 minutes while other brands may take 7-9 minutes. Take this into account as it will increase your bake time. You’ll know the ravioli is done when it is tender and al dente.
Make sure the ravioli is completely covered by the sauce so that it can soak up all the moisture and cook evenly!
You don’t necessarily have to use uncooked pasta for this recipe. If you have leftover spaghetti, tortellini, penne or any other noodle, you can still use it in this dish! Just decrease the baking time by about half so that the pasta doesn’t overcook.
Keywords: baked pasta, baked ravioli, cheese ravioli, baked ziti, ravioli bake, cheesy pasta bake
Melissa Cardin
January 12, 2019 at 7:36 pmThis looks delicious! We loved ravioli/tortellini. My biggest challenge is keeping my daughters occupied while I cook! After being in daycare and away from me all day, they don’t like to let me cook solo! And they’re not big enough to be helpful.
Midwest Foodie
January 14, 2019 at 9:46 amI have SOOO been there, except only with one kiddo – can’t imagine how you do it with two!! The best way I keep my daughter occupied is to give her a little bit of whatever I’m working with (like a ball of dough if I’m making pizza) and let her “help” by dusting it with flour or rolling out. Although I must admit, there is often a giant mess to clean up after she’s “helped” so it’s really not always a practical solution. But as she’s getting older she has become really helpful and will actually ask me, “momma, can we cook?” which melts my heart!! Those girls will grow so fast – they’ll be making dinner for YOU soon! 🙂
Katie
February 23, 2019 at 1:34 pmI made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! I left out the sausage because I’m vegetarian, and used spinach and ricotta tortellini, but otherwise stuck to the recipe. I love how rich the red wine makes the sauce taste even though it cooks for such a short time. This was the perfect fancy-ish meal to cook for my husband and I after we wrestled our two small kids to bed. Quick, easy, and delicious, so it’s win-win-win!
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Midwest Foodie
February 23, 2019 at 3:59 pmBest. Review. Ever. SO glad you enjoyed it Katie!! There’s nothing better than enjoying a quiet, homemade meal with the hubby 🙂
Kati Meyer
January 13, 2019 at 10:25 pmMy biggest obstacle to getting a meal on the table is our families incredibly busy schedule. After school practices for multiple kids in multiple events get the beat of us.
Midwest Foodie
January 14, 2019 at 9:32 amYes! That seems to be a running theme here!! 🙂 Thank you for sharing – I’m hoping to find ways to help you overcome these obstacles and I wonder if more crock pot meals (that are family friendly) might be the answer. Thank you for the inspiration!
Neha
May 19, 2019 at 1:02 pmLove the addition of red wine in the sauce, ravioli looks so creamy and yum! Can’t wait to try it out.
Kylie Lato
May 19, 2019 at 9:07 pmThanks!
Sarah Card
January 14, 2019 at 8:54 amLooking forward to trying the ravioli this week!
The biggest obstacle we face at dinner time is preparing meals that accommodate everyone getting home from/leaving for work, practices, activities, etc. at different times. It’s not practical to ‘cook’ three times so the food is hot and ready for each person.
Midwest Foodie
January 14, 2019 at 9:31 amGreat! Please let me know what you think 🙂 I can only imagine how difficult it is to get dinner ready for family who is going all different directions and different times! My hope in asking this question was to try to help my readers with their obstacles – maybe I’ll have to look at making more crock pot recipes that can be left on the “warm” setting after they’ve cooked so that your fam can come and go as they please and you don’t have to worry about a thing! Thanks for the inspiration Sarah!
Min K
January 14, 2019 at 3:16 pmMy biggest challenge is finding vegetarian recipes (for me) that meat-loving hubby will like.
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Midwest Foodie
January 14, 2019 at 4:27 pmI am in the same boat!! While I’m not vegetarian, I make a lot of plant based and veggie heavy meals and my husband’s favorite critique about any dish is, “This would be great with chicken in it…” I’ve found that my husband likes when I add smoked cheeses to vegetarian dishes to give it that meaty flavor!!
Sarah Vowels
January 14, 2019 at 7:13 pm30 minute meal!? Love it! Working full time and going to a school full time is my biggest obstacle to getting food on the table for dinner BUT I love to meal prep and thankfully have a partner who loves to cook as well ?
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Midwest Foodie
January 14, 2019 at 7:45 pmIsn’t it SO helpful to have a good support system (and more importantly a good cook) in your life?! Kudos to you on working hard to achieve your dreams. Hopefully my 30 minute meals will make it a little easier for you (or your fantastic partner!) to get dinner on the table with your busy schedule!! 🙂
Lynnsey Berg
January 14, 2019 at 8:15 pmCan’t wait to make this Friday for “pasta feed” for our kiddos before a big weekend of basketball games.
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Midwest Foodie
January 15, 2019 at 11:34 amGreat idea! It definitely feeds an army!
Luke
February 6, 2019 at 9:33 amMama mia!!! Awesome!!
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Midwest Foodie
February 6, 2019 at 9:34 amMerci!:)
Midwest Foodie
February 19, 2019 at 7:50 pmA quick and easy weeknight dinner that your family will love!
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Mama Maggie's Kitchen
May 15, 2019 at 4:08 pmThis ravioli dish looks delicious! I think I just heard my tummy growl. lol! Must print the recipe.
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Kylie Lato
May 15, 2019 at 9:06 pmThis one will definitely make your tummy happy!
Veena Azmanov
May 15, 2019 at 10:59 pmLove every flavor added to it. Perfect picture too. Looks delicious and nutritious and a must make option for family Dinner.
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Kylie Lato
May 16, 2019 at 10:23 amThanks so much Veena! Your family will love this one!
Tammy
May 17, 2019 at 9:27 amOoh my goodness! What a sight for the eyes! I’m in food heaven right now imagining how good this must taste 😀 I wish I could reach in for a helping!
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Kylie Lato
May 17, 2019 at 10:56 amI am currently throwing this together and refrigerating it for a quick and easy dinner tonight. Such a simple, tasty recipe! Thanks Tammy!
Sharon
May 18, 2019 at 8:58 amThis baked ravioli looks so delicious. The perfect pasta comfort food dish that’s easy to make too.
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Kylie Lato
May 19, 2019 at 9:17 amThanks Sharon! 🙂
Chef and Steward
May 19, 2019 at 10:47 amThis looks like it would add a lot of flavour to prepackaged ravioli for a quick simple meal.
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Kylie Lato
May 19, 2019 at 9:07 pmThanks!
Eva
May 19, 2019 at 1:44 pmI will totally have to try your recipe! I am a sucker for pasta bakes so I know I’m gonna love this one!
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Kylie Lato
May 19, 2019 at 9:06 pmThanks Eva!
Amanda Mason
May 19, 2019 at 7:36 pmI love that you added red wine to this!! Seriously – such an amazing recipe! I love that this is a quick dinner meal and easy to prepare. And the other quick meal suggestions you listed – I’m so making those!!! Great and very helpful post!
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Kylie Lato
May 19, 2019 at 9:05 pmThanks Amanda!
Daniela
May 20, 2019 at 12:31 amNice your pics are drool worthy! Absolutely love them and definitely wanna make this recipe :)!!!
Kylie Lato
May 20, 2019 at 7:34 amThanks Daniela!
Jacquelyn
May 20, 2019 at 8:54 amLove a dinner that’s loaded with so much flavor. You’ve combined two pasta staples into one amazing dinner ready in 30 minutes. I’m in love.
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Kylie Lato
May 20, 2019 at 9:03 amThanks Jacquelyn!
Aleta
May 20, 2019 at 11:39 pmWow this looks absolutely delicious! I love the ingredients you have chosen, that I can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes and your tips and tricks are super helpful! Thanks for sharing:)
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Kylie Lato
May 21, 2019 at 9:25 amThanks Aleta!
Anna
May 27, 2019 at 10:21 amLooks and sounds like such a tasty dish! Love that it’s kinda fancy but also easy and rather quick to make! Addition of the red wine to the sauce must give it a lovely rich texture and beautiful flavour!
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