Easy Beef Ravioli Bake

With only 4 base ingredients, this recipe is quick to become one of your new favorite, go-to weeknight dinners! It’s has the delicious flavors of a lasagna but takes a fraction of the time!

I love dump and bake recipes! They’re quick to assemble and pack lots of delicious flavors! After you brown the ground beef, you simply dump the all the ingredients into one dish, bake it, and voila! Dinner is served.

One of my favorite things about this dish is the ravioli doesn’t have to be boiled first. It cooks up perfectly in the oven with the ground beef, water, sauce and cheese.

My second favorite thing about this meal is that it can be made ahead of time and then baked up to 2 days later. Also, you can freeze it for up to 3 months. Just thaw overnight and bake the next day!

What You’ll Need

• Marinara
• Ravioli
• Ground Beef
• Shredded Italian Cheese Blend
• Optional: Seasonings and Fresh Basil

Tools You’ll Need

• 13”x9” Pan
• Meat Chopper
• Oven Gloves
• Optional Addition: Garlic Gold Italian Herb Nuggets

How to Make This Recipe

1. Crumble and cook the ground beef. Blot or drain any excess grease, and season if you’d like and as your heart desires. I like to season my ground beef with salt, pepper and Italian Herb garlic nuggets (or Italian seasoning and garlic powder or fresh garlic).

2. In a large bowl, combine the marinara sauce, ravioli, cooked ground beef, ½ cup water and ½ cup of the cheese blend. Stir until blended well. (See note below about the sauce).
3. Pour the mixture into a 13”x9” pan or baking dish and spread evenly. Sprinkle evenly on top the remaining cheese blend. Cover TIGHTLY with aluminum foil. This is important so that the ravioli cooks properly.

4. Bake covered at 350°F for 35 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until it’s bubbling at the edges. Optional step, if using a broil safe dish, broil an extra minute for a toasty cheese top.
5. If you want a pop of color and flavor, garnish with sliced fresh basil.

Tips and Substitutions

• Make Ahead Instructions
  • Refrigerator: Store covered tightly with foil in the refrigerator up to 2 days. Allow the pan to sit at room-temperature for 30 minutes prior to baking, or increase the baking time 5 minutes.
  • Freezer: Store covered tightly with foil up to 3 months. Allow the dish to fully thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours before baking. Allow the pan to sit at room-temperature for 30 minutes prior to baking, or increase the baking time 5 minutes.
• Frozen ravioli can be used as well. Just add 15 minutes of additional covered baking time.
• For the meat, you can use a beef, Italian sausage or a combination of the two.
• If you love you pasta more on the saucy side or plan on eating it as leftovers, you might consider adding an additional cup of sauce. The ravioli will absorb a lot of the sauce while it’s cooking and even more when it’s stored in the refrigerator.

More Recipes Like This

• Cheesy Chicken Pancetta Ravioli
• Saucy Pasta Bake
• Brown Butter and Sage Autumn Pasta
• Creamy Bolognese
• One Pot Italian Sausage Pasta

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Easy Beef Ravioli Bake

With only 4 base ingredients, this recipe is quick to become one of your new favorite, go-to weeknight dinners! It’s has the delicious flavors of a lasagna but takes a fraction of the time!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Total Time55 mins

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: beef, pasta

Servings: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

• 24 oz marinara sauce
• 20 oz refrigerated four-cheese ravioli
• 1 lb ground beef
• ½ cup water
• 2 cups Italian cheese blend
• Optional: fresh basil garnish

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a medium skillet on medium-high heat, crumble and cook ground beef until no longer pink. Drain of any excess grease, then season as desired.
• To a large bowl, combine marinara, ravioli, cooked and seasoned ground beef, ½ cup water and ½ cup of the cheese. Fold until well combined.
• Pour the mixture into a 13”x9” pan or baking dish. Sprinkle evenly on top the remaining cheese blend. Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until it’s bubbling at the edges. Optional, broil 1 minute at the end of the bake-time.

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