Get the Recipe:Baked Ravioli with Spinach and Mushrooms
Yield: 6servings
Prep: 15 minutesmins
Cook: 1 hourhr
Total: 1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Baked Ravioli with Spinach and Mushrooms is my definition of the ultimate comfort food. Not to mention, I love how relatively simple this dish can be. I like to add spinach and mushrooms to my dish to make it a little heartier, but if you want to keep this dish super simple and just use cheese and sauce without the other accompaniments, you can easily do that.
1teaspoondried Italian herb seasoning, optional if your sauce already has herbs in it
24ouncesmarinara sauce, jarred or homemade
¼teaspoonground black pepper
fine sea salt, to taste
20ouncescheese ravioli, found in the refrigerated section of grocery store
4cupsbaby spinach, roughly chopped
2cupsmozzarella cheese, shredded
¼cupfreshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
Optional Topping:
fresh basil, torn
Instructions
Arrange a shelf on the top third of the oven and pre-heat to 375 degrees.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add in the mushrooms and onions and sauté until the vegetables have softened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and dried Italian herb seasoning and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the marinara sauce, a ½ cup of water (if using jarred sauce...I like to pour the water into the jar and swish it around to get the rest of the sauce in the jar and then pour it in), pepper, salt and simmer for 5 minutes to let the flavors meld. Taste and add more seasoning, if needed.
In a 9×13 or 2.75 to 3 quart baking dish, add in a cup of sauce as the first layer in dish. As pictured above, add a layer of ravioli (half of your ravioli). Add the layer of spinach, a half cup of sauce, and then 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
Next, add the remaining ravioli, sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Then top with the freshly grated parmesan cheese. Be sure to cover all ravioli with the sauce and cheese.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes, remove from the oven and remove the foil. Then return to the oven, uncovered, until cheese is melted, bubbly, and golden, about 20 more minutes. (If you'd like the top to be slightly more browned on top, then place it under the broiler for a minute or two.)
Serve with fresh basil and parmesan cheese, if desired. Enjoy!