Ravioli Casserole
This Ravioli Casserole only has 5 ingredients! So easy and filling! Frozen ravioli, pasta sauce, cheese, onion and ground beef.
AN EASY FAMILY-FRIENDLY CASSEROLE RECIPE
I’m really excited to be sharing another super easy supper recipe. This one only has 5 ingredients! And the bonus is that it’s a pasta dish so you know that any leftovers you have will be delicious when re-heated the next day. This casserole can even be made in advance and frozen for later use.
TIPS FOR MAKING RAVIOLI CASSEROLE:
- This recipe uses frozen ravioli! You don’t even have to thaw it out first. How do you like that for convenient and easy? But you can use fresh ravioli if you prefer.
- Feel free to use ground Italian sausage instead of ground beef.
- Add in any vegetables that your family enjoys: mushrooms and green peppers are some that we enjoy!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- ground beef
- onion
- pasta sauce
- frozen cheese ravioli
- shredded mozzarella cheese
HOW TO MAKE RAVIOLI CASSEROLE:
In a skillet over medium heat, brown and crumble beef with diced onion. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425F degrees.
After beef is fully cooked, drain excess grease. Spray an 11×7 or 9×9 baking dish with nonstick spray. Layer one cup of pasta sauce on the bottom of the dish. Then add half of the frozen ravioli.
Then add half of the beef mixture. Next add half the cheese.
Repeat layering with one cup pasta sauce, remaining ravioli and beef mixture.
Then add remaining pasta sauce and top with remaining cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil. I like to spray the inside of the aluminum foil with nonstick cooking spray. This keeps it from sticking to the cheese as it bakes. Or you can use nonstick foil. Bake covered for 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue to bake for another 8-10 minutes (until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.) Serve with some garlic bread and a salad.
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Originally published: June 2012
Updated & republished: May 2020
Ravioli Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 24 ounce jar pasta sauce (divided use)
- 25 ounce package frozen cheese ravioli (divided use)
- 1 ½ – 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (to your preference)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Spray an 11×7-inch or 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown and crumble 1 pound ground beef with 1 yellow onion, diced.
- After beef is fully cooked, drain excess grease.
- Layer one cup of pasta sauce on the bottom of the dish.
- Then add half of the frozen ravioli.
- Then add half of the beef mixture.
- Next add half the cheese.
- Repeat layering with one cup pasta sauce, remaining ravioli and beef mixture.
- Then add remaining pasta sauce and top with remaining cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove aluminum foil and continue to bake for another 8-10 minutes (until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted).
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Notes
- Serve with some garlic bread and a salad.
Nutrition
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Hi! Was hoping to make this tonight. Could I use refrigerated raviolis? I know I can but should I cook them prior I guess is my main question. Thank you
No need to cook them first!
I made this recipe for my family and it was delicious! So simple and easy! Doesn’t take much time to make.
I serve this dish for a large crowd doubling the recipe, delicious and everyone keeps asking for the recipe!
How long would you cook it in a crockpot?
My oven is not working. I wonder how long to cook it in a crockpot?
This was amazing! My son doesn’t care for red sauce. How do you think white sauce (like Alfredo) would be in this?
I’m planning on making this tonight, but want to please everybody. Thank you for your fabulous recipes,!!
Hi Athena! I think you could make that work for sure. I think a garlic or basil Alfredo would taste lovely!
Can I assemble this the night before, and bake it the next day? Sounds fabulous.
thanks
I love making this but I use Italian sausage instead of hamburger. It’s so good. One of my favorite recipes. Easy as pie!
Love that you switched it up with sausage – great idea! Thanks so much for coming back to let me know!
What kind of cheese is in the cheese ravioli? We are not fans of biting into ricotta–or is it another type of cheese? If using meat ravioli, not sure if I should omit the meat in the sauce. Any input? Thank you.
Hi Mary! It depends on the brand you purchase. Just look at the package and it should tell you what cheese is inside. Some are ricotta, some are mozzarella and some might be a mix of a few. You could use a veggie ravioli or a meat ravioli too. 🙂
CAN I use leftover ravioli and just cut down on the cooking time??
Can you tell me how to make this in the crock pot?
My husband and I loved this casserole very much! It was so easy to put together and tasted wonderful! I added an 8 ounce can of tomato sauce with a few dashes of Italian seasoning to it since I like my pasta saucy. I also added a can of mushrooms to it. It’s a keeper! Thank you!
Made this tonight. Thank you so much for this recipe. My family loved it. 🙂
Sooooo easy and sooooo good! My picky eaters devoured it. Even the pickiest…my husband…liked it! Will make it again!
I made this for dinner last night and everyone loved it, hardly any leftovers!
This recipe is fantastic….so quick and easy. I've used pepperoni, sliced thin, and also sausage removed from the casing and browned. Any way you make it, you are in for a treat! It's like a ravioli pizza!
I made this. So good. I added garlic, spinach and 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning. crushed red pepper once it comes out of the oven. I will make this again.
Wow! We had this for lunch today with French bread and copycat Olive Garden salad and dressing. Awesome! Thanks for making our lives easier. ????
My family loved this dish. I will definitely be making this again. I had to bake it a longer then the directions said because the pasta was not done but other then that it was great!
This looks amazing and I just happen to have all the ingredients on hand! Will make it soon! Thanks for posting it!
What a great idea this recipe is……if tomorrow was not Easter I would be making this tonight, as it is I need to make more room in my fridge so it will have to wait a day or so. I love sausage so I will use Italian sausage and also some slivers of green peppers and maybe onion slivers too. I think it will give it a Pizza Supreme flavor. Both ideas sound great to me!
So simple yet so delicious. I found myself sneakng heating up leftovers at midnight lol
I absolutely LOVE how easy this is to make! It is very similar to lasagna actually but a whole lot easier to prepare. I have made this twice, once in a 9×13 and once in 9×9. I haven't had issues with it bubbling over, but still use a baking sheet just in case. I'm making it again tonight and have been telling all my girlfriends to make it for their families. Thanks for another great recipe 🙂
This was very good but had to add more sauce to it.. I will make it again… Its a keeper..
I just made this last Sunday for dinner and it was FANTASTIC! I was a bit apprehensive at first, but boy was I wrong. It came together quickly, cooked perfectly. My only personal exception for this dish next time is I will use my own homemade marinara, since the jar sauce I choose was not my cup of tea. Besides that 10 stars, had plenty left over and it was wonderful the next night ! Thank you for sharing!
making this tonight ,, added mixed veggies so it's a complete meal !! thank you very much
Yay! Y'all are so sweet. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know how this turned out for you! I am so happy you enjoyed it!! ~Brandie
I made this tonight. I used the leftover meat pasta sauce I made on Mon. night from your recipes too. I am so grateful to have come across your blog. Many recipes from here are a huge hit and in my regular rotation. 🙂
This was absolutely AMAZING!!!!! My whole family licked their plates clean. The best part was that it was so easy to make. Thanks for the great recipe!
I can't believe how easy this was to make, and so tasty. I did used an 11" by 7" pan and I'm glad you said something about putting a baking sheet under just in case any sauce bubbles over, because even with that size pan it bubbled over on me. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
This was easy and delicious. Thank you! I love your blog!
Carrie
Made this Sunday for the family, everyone raved about how good it was. I made 2; 12×9 pans and froze one after I baked it, so hope it turns out for next time. However if you make a larger dish, I suggest using more sauce, as 1 isn't enough IMHO. 🙂 It also only made 2 layers, but that was fine with us 🙂
I was just wondering if this dish could be frozen?
We made this tonight for dinner. It was super yummy! Hubby and I both had seconds!
Thanks for the great recipe, this is going in the recipe book!!
Have this in the oven baking right now! Have been wanting to try this, but had a difficult time finding frozen ravioli. I had an 11×7" dish…still looked very full – so I put it on a baking sheet just in case it overflows. Thanks for sharing recipes with us!
I would say a 23 oz. jar would be fine. It really just depends on how "saucy" you like your pasta. This serves 4-6 (once again, depending on your portion sizes). Hope that helps!
How many servings does this make? Wondering if I would need to double it or not. All the jarred sauces here are either 23 or 24 oz jars… seemed very small. Can't wait to try this! Thanks!
I make one similar to this called Ravioli Florentine. I use thawed, chopped & drained spinach between the layers along with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese with the mozzarella between the layers & on top. I use cheese ravioli thus making it vegetarian. This is a popular dish at our church potluck along with an easy to make dish for those nights where we want or need a vegetarian dish (i.e. Lent)
my mouth is watering…
I don't know why I never thought to do this, but I love this idea! Thanks!
What a GREAT quick & easy recipe for these FUN Summer days when you don't want to be stuck in the kitchen cooking!
Love this easy dinner idea! My picky pasta queen would love it 🙂
This looks really yummy! Can't wait to try it out!
Is that ravioli from Walmart? I want to make this dish but have never purchased frozen ravioli so don't even know where to look…. thanks, Brandie!
Sandra in NM*
Yummy! I make this a lot. My kids love this dish.
It looks mouthwatering with that thick layer of cheese topping!
This looks really good, and with all the varieties of ravioli and sauce you could make it a little different each time. (:
Hey Sandra! It sure is! You will usually find it in the section where the frozen dumplings are. In my Walmart it's in the same aisle as the frozen pizza (but I know everywhere is different). Hope the helps! 🙂
What a great and easy family recipe! Sounds delicious! I know we'd eat it up!