The Best Ravioli Lasagna Recipe
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This easy Ravioli Lasagna is a super easy dinner that is perfect for families! Layered ravioli instead of sheet pasta makes this taste incredible.
This weeknight dinner tastes much more complicated than it is!
We love pasta in any form, and regularly make skillet lasagna as well as Spaghetti Bolognese. Ever since trying Ravioli Lasagna from Costco, I was on a mission to recreate it at home.
Well, folks, I did. We love this recipe for many reasons, mainly how FAST it is to pull together as well as how it captures the flavor of lasagna without 6 layers!
My family loves this, but it’s also a great recipe to make for holidays and potlucks. You’ll be pretty darn popular if you show up with this!
I use cheese ravioli in this recipe, but spinach and cheese is an excellent one to sub. If I’m using ravioli with Italian sausage or ground beef in the filling, I skip the sausage in the sauce (or not) and just use marinara sauce.
You can use frozen ravioli or fresh ravioli with very little variance in cook time. The sauce and water cooks the ravioli right in the oven!
This is a GREAT weeknight dinner and can be adapted to use whatever you happen to have on hand.
This is a great recipe to make for friends and family who need a premade meal due to surgery, having a baby, suffering a loss etc.
Love Lasagna? Try my Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup, too!
Why you’ll love this
- Super easy. We use a few shortcuts, and make this with very little effort.
- Delicious. I mean, seriously.
- Make ahead. I can throw this together in the morning and let it hang out in the fridge, ready to bake later for dinner.
Kylee’s Notes
What to do with leftovers
Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat to piping hot!
Substitutions/Additions
You can use any type of ravioli, with any filling you like. They don’t even have to be square! The round ones are awesome. Just layer them the same way as the squares.
Ground beef can be used in place of sausage, and you can use up to 1lb of meat in the sauce with no other changes.
Fresh mozzarella can be used in between the layers for a thick, gooey cheesy center.
Can you bake fresh ravioli without boiling?
Absolutely! The sauce with the added water will cook them right up for you.
What goes with ravioli for dinner?
I love garlic knots, an arugula salad or some steamed vegetables.
Key Recipe Ingredients
Note: This highlights some ingredients. Full list is in the recipe card.
How to make Ravioli Lasagna
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JumpGet prepped
Heat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9×9 baking dish with cooking spray.
Make the sauce
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, and sauté the onion until softened. Add the garlic and Italian sausage and cook until browned. Add the pasta sauce. Add the seasoning. Add the water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Assembly
Spread a little layer of sauce in the baking dish. Top with half the ravioli in a single layer, filling the dish. Add half the mozzarella cheese. Add half the remaining meat sauce. Top with the remaining ravioli. Add the rest of the sauce (don’t add the rest of the cheese yet!)
Bake
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until the mixture is hot and bubbling. Uncover the baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Devour.
More delicious pasta recipes:
Want more Easy Pasta Recipes?
- Chili Mac with Turkey. We’re bringing childhood back! Lightened-up with turkey vs beef, and made in one pan – this one is a family favorite!
- Skillet Mac & Cheese. Comfort food at its finest, this skillet mac & cheese is so easy! Just the skillet and a pasta pot, the and a quick broil, and this is ready FAST!
- Florentine Chicken Lasagna Rolls Spinach, garlic, and cheese are all winners for this weeknight dinner! Delicious homemade Alfredo sauce is the key to these!
- Ham Tetrazzini. A super-fast weeknight dinner, this Ham Tetrazzini is a spin on the traditional version and is sure to please the whole family.
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Ravioli Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup diced onion
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- ½ pound Italian sausage
- 24 ounces marinara sauce
- ½ teaspoons ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- ¾ cup water
- 24 ounces frozen cheese ravioli
- 1 ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese divided
- 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
Get prepped
- Heat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9×9 baking dish with cooking spray.
Make the sauce
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oilin a large skillet, and sauté the ½ cup diced onion until softened.1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ cup diced onion
- Add the 2 cloves minced garlic and ½ pound Italian sausage and cook until browned.2 cloves minced garlic, ½ pound Italian sausage
- Add 24 ounces marinara sauce, ½ teaspoons ground pepper, 1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon Italian seasoning and ¾ cup water.24 ounces marinara sauce, ½ teaspoons ground pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, ¾ cup water
- Add the water, and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
Assembly
- Spread a little sauce mixture in the baking dish.
- Top with half the ravioli, half the mozzarella cheese and half the remaining sauce.24 ounces frozen cheese ravioli, 1 ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Top with the remaining ravioli and the rest of the sauce (don’t add the rest of the cheese yet!)
- Cover the baking dish with foil.
Bake
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the mixture is hot and bubbling.
- Uncover the baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese then bake for 10 to 15 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley.3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Notes
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About Kylee Ayotte
I am a born and raised New Zealander (a Kiwi), now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m happily married to the love of my life – a hot American boy I met while traveling the world. I’m a mama to 2 awesome little boys and love red things, rugby, cheesecake, and bacon. Mmmmm. Bacon. Meet Kylee
You say use frozen ravioli. Do you cook first, or layer frozen, or thawed only????
Recipe doesn’t say. Please help.
Thank you.
Layer them frozen
5 stars for family response to the meal. They loved it. 5 stars for ease of prep and fabulous directions. You did not miss a beat here. I used double amount of sauce due to family preference and it came out great. I just added sauce to middle layer. I did entire prep with grandson playing which usually does not happen. Even had some meat left over for the dog . Thank you