RECIPES

Ravioli Lasagna with Bolognese Sauce

May 4, 2020 /
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Hello dear friends!  It has been a hot minute since I made my way onto the blog for a new post.  You would have thought that I would’ve had plenty of time on my hands with the quarantine and all, but I had my hands all knotted up in some amazing crochet projects, I hope I haven’t ran any of my sweet followers off.

I decided to share this amazing meal I made last week with y’all!  I was going to post it sooner, but I cannot get WordPress to work on my phone so I had to wait to find a charger cord for the laptop.  Blogger problems.  But, I did manage to get it together so here it is!

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I got this idea to make lasagna ravioli, it sounded so good.  So I went to Publix and grabbed some ingredients.  First up was the star, ravioli!  I chose a spinach and cheese ravioli that fit my idea perfectly.  Then for the sauce, I decided I wanted to step this dish up so I chose to make a Bolognese sauce, and just let me say, oh….my….word…. it was absolutely delish!  After I heated up the ravioli and made the sauce, I grabbed my ricotta cheese and an egg and mixed them together and grabbed the mozzarella slices, yum, and began building my masterpiece!

Here is the order I layered: meat sauce (just a very thin layer), ravioli, ricotta, mozzarella, sauce, ravioli, ricotta, sauce, mozzarella.  Boom!  Put that baby in the oven and 20 minutes later we had a gooey, creamy, saucy, cheesy meal fit for a king!  I also baked English Muffin Bread which I then turned into fried garlic bread.  What?  Divine.  So I will post the sauce recipe below and next week, I will share that amazing bread, it was beyond delicious, I can’t even with that bread!

Ravioli Lasagna With Bolognese Sauce


From the kitchen of Tammy Kate

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 celery ribs, diced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb Italian sausage
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 8oz tomato paste
  • 28oz crushed tomatoes
  • ½ cup rose’ wine (or red/white)
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 3 tsp Italian seasoning (or to your taste)
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 pkg spinach and cheese ravioli
  • 1 md tub ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 package (8 slices) mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Place oil in dutch oven (or pot of choice) allow to heat up on medium heat. Add carrots, onion, and celery and cook until soft.
  2. Add hamburger and sausage and cook on medium heat breaking meat into small chunks as it cooks. Retain fat in pan.
  3. Add wine and allow to simmer for a few minutes, stirring often.
  4. Add beef broth, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, spices and mix well. Bring up to a simmer then reduce heat to low, place lid on pan and slow cook for about 1 hour, stirring often.
  5. After one hour add the cream and close lid and allow to slow cook for another 45 minutes, stirring often.
  6. With 15 minutes left of cooking time, preheat over to 350 F.
  7. Cook ravioli to al dente per instructions on package.
  8. Place ricotta cheese in a bowl and egg and mix well. Italian seasoning or parsley can be added to cheese. Set aside.
  9. Spray baking dish (8×8 square) with cooking spray. Put a thin layer of meat sauce in the bottom on the dish. Layer as follows: sauce, ravioli, ricotta, mozzarella, sauce, ravioli, ricotta sauce mozzarella.
  10. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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