Hearty and easy Ravioli Lasagna is simple to make with layers of cheese ravioli, meat sauce and cheese. Baked until golden, bubbling and irresistible.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lasagna, ravioli lasagna
Servings: 8
Calories: 461kcal
Author: Kellie
Cost: $10
Equipment
baking dish
Ingredients
Meat Sauce
1poundground beef
1poundItalian sausage
½teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
2tablespoonolive oil
1cuponiondiced, about ½ of a large onion
1cupgreen pepperdiced, about 1 large pepper
1.5tablespoongarlicchopped
28 ouncecan petite diced tomatoes
29 ouncecan tomato sauce
2teaspoondried basil
1teaspoondried oregano
1teaspoonkosher salt
½teaspoonblack pepper
25ouncebag Cheese raviolithawed
Cheese topping
2cupsmozzarella cheeseshredded
½cupparmesan cheeseshredded
Instructions
In a large pot, cook the ground beef and Italian sausage until brown and season with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Drain and set aside.
In the same pot heat the olive oil over medium heat then add the onion and cook until translucent and it starts to soften, about 3-4 minutes.
Add garlic and cook for about 1 minute
Add in the spice and mix them in then add the tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and browned beef and sausage. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
While the sauce cooks, mix the mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese in a small bowl, and set aside.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
In 13x9 casserole dish, cover the bottom with a single layer of sauce, then place a layer of ravioli in the pan (fitting four raviolis across and 5-6 raviolis down)
Top with 1 cup of the meat sauce and ½ the mozzarella cheese.
Place a second layer of ravioli, and top again with 1 cup of the sauce and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
Cover the pan with plastic wrap then with foil.
Bake at 350 degrees over for 25 minutes then uncover and remove the foil and the plastic wrap and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
Optional broiling: Turn the broiler on high and cook uncovered for 3-5 more minutes to achieve the desired doneness.
Serve immediately, enjoy with fresh grated parsley and fresh grated parmesan cheese.
Notes
There will be about 1-1 ½ cups of meat sauce left over.The plastic wrap will not ‘melt’ to your pan, this method creates a steam effect and assists in even cooking of this dish