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Baked Ravioli Casserole

This cheesy baked ravioli casserole is an entire meal-in-one. It’s a super easy ravioli bake that can be made in advance, for meal prep. It can also be assembled, frozen, and baked later. This ravioli recipe is great for busy weeknights, and still delicious enough to share with friends.

Baked Ravioli Casserole
This Ravioli Bake is destined to go into dinner rotation

Why You’ll Love Baked Ravioli

  • Baked Ravioli is a super easy one-pot meal everyone adores.
  • It’s loaded with inexpensive ingredients, so it’s great for any budget.
  • Baked ravioli comes together in less than an hour – perfect for meal prep or weeknight dinners.
  • It’s the ultimate comfort food, with cheesy goodness and savory sauce.
  • You can fully assemble and freeze this dish for baking later.

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How to Make Baked Ravioli in Advance

One amazing thing about this recipe is the ability to prepare it completely ahead of time. It’s easy to assemble all the ingredients and either cook it immediately, or prepare it for the freezer.

Browning meat in pan for easy ravioli bake
  1. Brown the Meat: Brown ground meat in a large heavy pot on medium high heat. Drain excess grease.
read meat sauce in pan for baked ravioli casserole.
  1. Prep Sauce: In the same pot, add pasta sauce, diced tomatoes with juices, and the spices.
Assembling the ingredients for cheesy baked ravioli casserole
white dish with meat sauce for easy ravioli bake.
  1. Prep Casserole: Spread the sauce evenly over bottom of baking dish. Layer half of the ravioli over sauce, followed by half of the cheeses. Repeat layers, finishing with sauce. Sprinkle parmesan across the top.
frozen ravioli as layer for ravioli casserole
layered ravioli casserole in dish
  1. Bake: Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 450F for 30 minutes or until the ravioli is tender.
  2. Make-Ahead Tip: If preparing this ravioli bake in advance for future use, skip step 4 above. Cover tightly with foil, and place in the fridge or freezer. When ready to cook, bake directly from fridge or freezer. If frozen, bake at least 60 minutes.

Baked Ravioli
Commonly Asked Questions

What is the best way to cook frozen ravioli?

We love using frozen ravioli in a casserole. It’s super easy to make, you can prep it ahead of time, and it delivers a hearty meal that is full of flavor. The cheeses give this baked ravioli a creamy texture.

Can I make baked ravioli casserole ahead of time?

The beauty of a multi-layered ravioli bake made with meat sauce, cheese, and frozen ravioli is that you really can fully prep it and cook it another day. Either place it in the fridge, if you are going to use it within a few days.

You can also freeze unbaked ravioli casserole: cover fully assembled dish tightly with cling wrap or foil and place in freezer for up to a month. Bake directly from frozen.

What meats can I use in baked ravioli casserole?

You can really use any ground meat you like. Ground beef is popular, turkey is a lean alternative, and Italian sausage provides the most robust flavor. You can also omit the meat entirely and go vegetarian!

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Cheesy Baked Ravioli Casserole

4.92 from 92 ratings
This cheesy baked ravioli casserole is an entire meal-in-one.  Start with frozen ravioli for an easy, delicious meal that is perfect for meal prep. 
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 6 Servings

Ingredients  

  • 2 lbs ground beef, or ground turkey
  • 25 oz cheese ravioli, refrigerated or frozen
  • 26 oz pasta sauce
  • 28 oz diced tomatoes, plain, with juices
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 2 cups Colby Jack cheese, shredded
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 TB garlic powder
  • 1 TB onion powder
  • 1 TB white sugar
  • Freshly grated Parmesan for topping

Instructions

  • Cook ground meat in large heavy pot over medium high heat.  Stir and break up pieces until cooked through.  Drain any excess grease.  Turn heat off.
    ravioli casserole ground meat
  • Add pasta sauce and diced tomatoes with juices to the pot.  Add oregano, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and sugar.  Stir to incorporate well.
    ravioli casserole sauce
  • Spread 1/3 of the meat sauce evenly onto the bottom of a 9×11 baking dish.  Arrange 1/2 of the frozen ravioli over the sauce.  Spread 1/2 of mozzarella and 1/2 of Colby cheeses over the ravioli.
    Repeat layers. You should end with last 1/3 of the sauce on top.  Sprinkle top evenly with Parmesan.
    ravioli casserole layers in dish
  • If using right away: cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake at 450F for 30  minutes, or until ravioli is tender.
    If not using right away: cover tightly with foil and place in fridge.  When ready to use, loosen foil and bake at 450F for 50-60 minutes.
    Ravioli bake dish

Notes

Feel free to add veggies to this ravioli bake: frozen spinach (remove excess moisture,) sliced zucchini, or diced bell peppers all work well. 
If you enjoyed this recipe, please come back and give it a rating

Nutrition

Calories: 590kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.5g | Protein: 65.9g | Fat: 29.5g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 179mg | Sodium: 1065.9mg | Fiber: 2.5g | Sugar: 5.4g
Course: Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine: Itialian
Method: Stovetop

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41 comments

    • Liz
    • 5 stars

    This recipe was soooo easy and Mmmmmm delish. Love a lot of your recipes Amy.

      • Amy Dong

      YAY, so happy to hear it, Liz!

    • Rick

    Already saved the recipe and will make soon.
    Question if the one tablespoon of black pepper versus one teaspoon to confirm.
    Thanks

      • Amy Dong

      Thank you, Rick – updated 🙂 Hope you love it!

    • Ann
    • 5 stars

    This ravioli casserole sounds wonderful! Excited to give it a try tonight for dinner! Thanks for the recipe share!

    • Jamie
    • 5 stars

    It definitely looks so delicious and yummy! It’s cheesy and juiciness of this dish will a big hit to many, especially to kids. I totally recommend this for this upcoming Christmas festivity! Loved it!

      • Amy Dong

      Yay, Jamie, thank you!

    • Cathleen
    • 5 stars

    This casserole looks perfect! I am going to make it tomorrow night, thank you so much for the recipe 🙂

    • Maggie

    I pinned this for this Sunday. We have a big family dinner, and I can’t wait for my family to eat this with me.

      • Amy Dong

      Yay, you guys are going to love it!

    • Tracy
    • 5 stars

    What a meal! Everyone loved it, thanks so much. We can’t wait to make it again!

    • Luke Ratford
    • 5 stars

    The perfect ravioli dinner, that melted cheese just sold it to me; the flavouring was amazing, and this will be on our list for midweek meals 🙂

    • Moop Brown
    • 5 stars

    This recipe seems perfect for meal prep which I think makes it perfect for weeknights.

    • Dennis Littley
    • 5 stars

    I had an impromptu dinner with friends last night and luckily had a bag of ravioli in the freezer. I made this for them and they raved!! I can’t wait to make it again so I can get more of it this time around!

    • GUNJAN
    • 5 stars

    made it for dinner last night and my kids asked for 3 helpings and that was a surprise for me. They actually over ate and I am making it again tomorrow on demand 🙂

    • veenaazmanov
    • 5 stars

    This sounds like a super delicious and cheesy dish. Perfect for a weekend special dinner. I love it.

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