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Easy Ravioli Lasagna – Sustainable Cooks


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This Ravioli Lasagna is a simple and easy one-pot meal that you can throw together in under 10 minutes. Baked ravioli is pure comfort food that the whole family will beg you to make over and over.

a spatula scooping ravioli lasagna out of a baking dish with cheese stretching

If you’re in the mood for an incredibly simple throw-and-go dinner, this lazy ravioli lasagna is about to be your new favorite recipe. It requires almost zero prep time, and it’s pure unfussy comfort food.

Ravioli Lasagna Ingredients

This dump-and-cook dinner is rocking just four simple components:

How to Make Ravioli Lasagna

*I’ll walk you through it here with some photos and tips, and you’ll also find a printable recipe card at the bottom of the post with exact measurements, etc. You can also click “jump to recipe” to skip down.

Lightly butter an 8Ă—8 or 9Ă—6 baking dish. Spread 1/3 cup of the sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Pro tip: you do not need to precook the ravioli before adding it to the baking dish!

Layer 1/3 of the cheese ravioli on top of the sauce and then spread another 1/2 cup of sauce on top of that.

Sprinkle shredded mozzarella and Parmesan on top of that.

Repeat this process two more times, until you have a total of three layers of ravioli, sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan.

Cover your baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and then bake for another 15 minutes.

And if you’re feeling extra (in this case, definitely be extra), to make the top layer of cheese extra gooey, broil on high for 1-2 minutes, watching the oven carefully so it doesn’t burn.

6 photos showing how to layer a ravioli lasagna

Meal prep Tip

Meal prep Tip

You can assemble your ravioli lasagna ahead of time and keep it covered in the fridge for up to 24 hours.

If you’re prepping it more than two hours ahead of time, increase the sauce by 2 tbsp because the pasta will absorb a bit as it sits.

Variations

Use any flavor of ravioli that you like; it doesn’t have to be cheese. Love spinach or chicken, or lobster (lobstah)? Go for it! 

Lorie over at Lemons and Zest swears by adding thinly sliced cooked meatballs to baked pasta dishes. Interested? Check out these Air Fryer Meatballs.

Any meat, like ground beef, ground chicken, or Italian sauage you might want to add to the lasagna should be cooked on the stovetop before adding it to the ravioli lasagna.

To up the cheese factor (yes, please!), put a few dollops of ricotta or blended cottage cheese on top of the layers of ravioli.

Feel free to add in some fresh (or frozen) spinach, swiss chard, or finely chopped kale to the sauce to get some greens into your baked ravioli. If you want to add any other veggies like zucchini or mushrooms, make sure you saute them first to reduce the water that will be produced.

How to Store and Reheat

Storing leftovers: Allow the ravioli casserole to fully cool before storing in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Reheating leftovers: You can reheat it in the microwave for 60-90 seconds, or in the oven at 300ËšF for 10-15 minutes.

Freezing leftovers: You can freeze fully cooled leftovers in freezer-safe containers for 2-3 months.

I’m a huge fan of doubling this recipe or making one recipe divided into two portions. One to eat and one to freeze. You can make the ravioli lasagna in a bread loaf pan, or actually bake and freeze directly in Souper Cubes. Yes, you CAN bake in these trays!

To freeze unbaked: assemble, cover with foil, and store in the freezer for 2-3 months. Bake from frozen; you’ll need to add about 5 more minutes of cooking time.

What to serve with this recipe

With so much delicious cheese and ravioli packed into this dish, I highly recommend pairing it with a side of tasty veggies like Cabbage Chopped Salad, Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts, Roasted Frozen Broccoli, Garlic Butter Green Beans, Pea Salad, or Roasted Frozen Cauliflower.

And if you’re looking for more carbs (yes, please!), try our Cheesy Garlic Bread, Air Fryer Texas Toast, or Stuffing Biscuits.

Pro Tips/Recipe Notes

  • If you use frozen ravioli, don’t thaw them prior to adding them to the baking dish.
  • To make yourself a meal prep genius, double the recipe to make two pans and freeze the extra.
  • This recipe has not been tested with gluten or dairy-free products. Results cannot be guaranteed using specialized ingredients.

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a plate of baked ravioli topped with herbs

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  • Lightly butter an 8Ă—8 pan or use cooking spray.

    sliver of butter or cooking spray for baking dish

  • Preheat oven to 350ËšF.

  • Add 1/3 cup of sauce to the bottom of the dish and spread it around.

    2 cups marinara sauce, divided

  • Layer 1/3 of the cheese ravioli on top of the sauce, then another ½ cup of sauce on top of the ravioli.

    16 oz cheese ravioli, divided

  • Top with 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella and ÂĽ cup of shredded Parmesan. Repeat, making a total of three layers of ravioli/sauce/cheese.

    2.5 cups shredded mozzarella, divided, 3/4 cup shredded Parmesan, divided

  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.

  • Uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

  • {Optional} to make the top layer of cheese extra gooey, broil on high for 1-2 minutes, watching the oven carefully so it doesn’t burn.

  1. There is no need to precook the refrigerated ravioli before adding them to the baking pan.
  2. If you use frozen ravioli, don’t thaw them prior to adding them to the baking dish.
  3. To freeze: assemble, cover with foil, and store in the freezer for 2-3 months. Bake from frozen; you’ll need to add about 5 more minutes of cooking time.

Serving: 1cupCalories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 16gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 648mgPotassium: 190mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 460IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 246mgIron: 5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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