Our Italian Fave

There is a new family dinner favorite in the Geddes House during these cold winter days...ravioli casserole or aka cheater lasagna! It is super easy to make and only requires a few ingredients if you go the express route.

You'll Need

1 bag frozen ravioli 

1 lbs. ground beef (optional)

Marinara sauce or make your own

4 c. mozzarella cheese

Start off by preheating the oven to 400

Take your sauce and cook the raw meet directly into it over low heat until meat is mostly cooked. This is the secrete to a nice thick/non watery meat sauce. Add a few dashes of sugar to taste if needed. 

In a 13x9 pan, make a layer of sauce on the bottom. Take ravioli out of freezer and rinse off (this helps the cooking process) Then make a checker pattern with pasta. Don't worry if some are frozen together, as they will cook just the same.

Cover with a nice layer of cheese

Repeat the first step on the layer of cheese

Coat pasta with the rest of sauce and healthy layer of cheese

Cover with foil and bake for 15-20 minutes. You can remove the foil towards the end if you want to brown the cheese or not. You'll know if the pasta is done by using a fork and poking through to see how easily it goes in.

Be prepared to not have much leftover after dinner ;)