Lazy Girl's Ravioli Lasagna uses cheese ravioli in place of boiled noodles and a cheese filling. A total time saver!
Growing up I had the same hobbies and interests as other kids my age like dance, soccer, reading, gymnastics and the like, as well as some, well, nontraditional hobbies.
Hobbies like collecting anythingandeverythingrubberstamps in herds of caboodles, including one just for my embossing powders which you could sprinkle over wet-stamp ink, then hold over a hot burner causing it to melt and solidify into a 3-D shape of the stamp. Yeeeah.
Hobbies like imagining different career paths for myself than researching everything I could to learn more about them. FYI if you ever need to know what it takes to become an astronaut-dentist-phone switch operator at the White House, I’m your woman.
Hobbies like writing fan mail to “celebrities” like the Queen of England, Arsenio Hall, and, wait for it, Dave Coulier from Full House. Uncle Joey! Like, couldn’t I have at least written to hunky Uncle Jesse? And Arsenio Hall? What did I even say in his letter? I like your fist pump??
The craziest part is that “they” all wrote back. That’s right, I definitely had signed headshots of Uncle Joey, Arsenio, and the Royal Family taped to my closet door, right next to Jonathon Taylor Thomas and Kirk Cameron. Didn’t you?
Anyway, I have a new fan letter to write, and it’s addressed to Lazy Girls Ravioli Lasagna. The letter shall read something like this:
Dear Lazy Girls Ravioli Lasagna, Hi. My name’s Kristin, and I’m your biggest fan. The way you layer marinara sauce, frozen ravioli, seasoned ground beef, and cheese, then come out tasting like I slaved over a traditional lasagna all day tickles me pink.
See, lasagna is one of my favorite comfort foods, but sometimes I just to don’t want to take the time to boil a box of noodles, mix up a batch of cheese filling, then get all messy layering everything together. Your muss and fuss-free shortcut of using frozen cheese ravioli to bypass these steps is not only time saving, but absolutely delicious.
Nobody knew the difference and I took all the credit. You’re the best.
Write back soon! Love, IGE
Lazy Girl's Ravioli Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- garlic salt
- pepper
- 24 oz marinara sauce
- 1-1/2 lbs frozen gluten free cheese ravioli
- 6 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, seasoning with garlic salt and pepper, until no longer pink. Drain then return to the skillet and set aside.
- Spread 1/4 cup marinara sauce in the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish. Add 1/3 the frozen ravioli, ground beef, sauce, and cheese. Repeat layers two more times.
- Cover with a sheet of non-stick sprayed foil then bake for 1 hour. Remove foil then bake for 10 more minutes, or until cheese is golden brown and bubbly.
Nutrition
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Looks delicious!!! Will definitely be making this in the near future
Now this is SERIOUSLY genius! What an awesome and creative idea. Thanks for sharing :).
What an awesome idea! My kids would go crazy for this recipe!!
That is GENIUS! Pinning!
Also, I definitely had a box full of rubber stamps and scrapbooking tools. Next to my collection of pogs and troll dolls. Yup.
Rubber stamps? That’s hilarious. I remember having every single Babysitters Club book ever written! Not as cool as a melting 3d stamp though.
Looks great!! I would just like to point out that on Full House there was Uncle Jesse. And then there was Joey. He was not Uncle Joey. Just Joey. Remember, he didn’t even have his own room for the longest time!
Ahhha you’re right! It’s seriously been 15 years since I’ve last seen that show!
Love that these comments all remember the same oldie but goody TV shows!
Do you think this could be assembled, frozen, and then cooked when ready to eat?
Freeze it raw or cooked?
I’d freeze it uncooked, then maybe let it defrost on the counter for 20-30 mins before baking!
What a fun twist on lasagna! Looks great!
Uh… this looks amazing! And so yummy. Definitely something I could make easily with two kids wanting all my attention. My hubby would appreciate a warm meal (especially after the sub-zero temps we’ve been having).
YUM.
Pasta + cheese + baked = guaranteed winner
I might be inclined to sprinkle a little cayenne powder in there too:)
P.S. I totally wrote to Jodie Sweetin AKA Stephanie Tanner from Full House. I never got a signed head shot though – “How Rude!”
Well pin a rose on MY nose. Seriously? Not to make you jealous or anything, but I got 7 postcards from her. All identical. Because she obviously needed my life story or something to write to her 7 times.
I love this recipe, we make it at our house often and I love experimenting with different kinds of ravioli. Costco has great options. I remember writing a fan letter to Alyssa Milano in the early Who’s the Boss days. I was convinced the letter I received back meant we were destined to be BFFs!
Haha I’m cracking up right now as you take me down memory lane.. Caboodles! JTT! Full House! My daily wardrobe consisted of stirrups and Umbro shorts with my hair in a big ol ‘scrunchi’. Thanks for this delicious-looking easy Italian dish! Perfect for a cold weather day!