Baked Ravioli (One Skillet!)

Baked Ravioli combines delicious cheese ravioli with marinara and melty cheese. It’s an easy, one-skillet meal with simple, store-bought short-cuts.

What Is Baked Ravioli?

Baked Ravioli is a super easy dish that’s similar to lasagna but way easier to make.

It’s got a hearty meat sauce and cheese-filled ravioli all topped off with more cheese and baked to perfection.

Baked Ravioli In ONE Skillet

Homemade lasagna is a treat, but it requires a lot of work—cooking pasta, making sauce, grating cheese, and baking.

That’s why I’m sharing this Baked Ravioli recipe — it’s a total a game-changer. It’s rich, creamy, and packed with cheese. It tastes like it came straight from a restaurant!

And the best part? It’s easy and quick, ready in less than 20 minutes of hands-on time, and made all in one skillet! That’s right, you don’t need a separate pot to boil the ravioli in — it bakes in the same pan as everything else.

Baked Ravioli Ingredients

• Ravioli: Grab fresh (not frozen) ravioli so you can bake it directly in the skillet. Choosing fresh means there’s no need to boil it first!  
• Marinara Sauce: Select a high-quality store-bought marinara, such as Rao’s®, for the best base flavor.
• Boursin Cheese: If you’ve never tried Boursin cheese, you’re in for a treat! It’s a blend of milk, cheese, and butter, seasoned with herbs and spices like garlic, parsley, and chives. Its smooth and creamy texture makes it perfect for this dish, giving the feel of herby ricotta (typically found in lasagna), yet it’s a single ingredient! Grab the garlic and herb-flavored package for this recipe.
• Onion & Garlic: Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil to create a great flavor base.
• Italian Sausage: Choose between mild or hot — just whatever you like best! If the sausage comes in casings, remove these first. (If you get a couple pounds of sausage, use the leftovers in Sausage Pasta!)
• Seasonings: Add a touch of Italian seasoning and some pepper. Salt can also be added if needed, but because the sausage, ravioli, and cheeses, are naturally salty, you likely won’t need any.
• Cheeses: In addition to Boursin, we add mozzarella and Parmesan for an even richer and cheesier baked ravioli! For this recipe, low moisture, whole milk mozzarella works best. Shred it yourself from a block for the best melt and flavor.

How To Make Baked Ravioli 

• Quick Sauté: Cook onions until golden, then add garlic for just a short time to keep it from burning.
• Sausage Choice: Pick between sweet or spicy sausage based on what you like. If there are mixed preferences, use mild spicy and set some red pepper flakes at the dinner table!
• Drain Fat: After browning the sausage, drain off excess grease. I like to line a bowl with foil and drain it into that bowl. Once the fat hardens, you can ball up the foil around the fat and throw it away. 
• No Need to Boil Ravioli: If you’re using fresh ravioli, you can skip boiling them. Just add them directly to your sauce in the skillet.
• Layer it Right: When you add your ravioli and sauce, make sure to push the ravioli down so they’re covered. This helps them cook evenly.
• Cheese Matters: Use fresh cheese if you can. It melts better and tastes amazing.
• Finish with Freshness: Adding fresh herbs like basil or parsley before serving gives a fresh pop of flavor.
• Serve Hot: This dish is best enjoyed right out of the oven, so try to serve it as soon as it’s ready.

Baked Ravioli Tips

1. Skillet or Pan: Use an oven-safe skillet or a 9×13-inch pan for easy cooking and baking.
2. Seasoning: Go easy on salt since the Parmesan, marinara, sausage, and Boursin are already seasoned.
3. Balance Flavors: Add a pinch of sugar if the sauce tastes too tangy. Give it a quick taste before adding the ravioli.

Side Dish Suggestions

• Crusty bread, focaccia, or dinner rolls are perfect for mopping up leftover sauce!
• A quick garden salad like this Italian salad or Olive Garden salad. 
• A crunchy fresh salad like this cucumber salad with a light dressing.
• A side of fresh fruit or this fruit salad recipe.
• Roasted veggies — This roasted broccoli cooks at the same temp as Baked Ravioli.

More One-Skillet Dinner Recipes:

• One-Skillet Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl one of our favorite meatless dinners!
• White Bean Gnocchi with smoked sausage
• Creamy Pesto Orzo with sweet peas and corn
• One Pot Sausage, Cabbage, and Potatoes Dinner plus there’s bacon!
• One Skillet Creamy Tuna Pasta one of my kids’ favorites!

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Easy Baked Ravioli

By Chelsea Lords

Baked Ravioli is an easy, one-skillet meal featuring cheesy ravioli, marinara, and gooey melted cheese—made even simpler with store-bought shortcuts!

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Equipment

• 3.5-quart oven-safe skillet or 9 x 13-inch sheet pan, see note 1

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 medium yellow onion finely diced, 1 cup
• ▢ 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• ▢ 1 pound Italian sausage see note 2
• ▢ 1 (24-ounce) container marinara sauce
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ▢ 1/2 cup water
• ▢ 18 ounces fresh cheese-filled ravioli see note 3
• ▢ 1 (5.3-ounce) package Boursin cheese
• ▢ 1/2 cup freshly grated mozzarella cheese
• ▢ 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese canned is too salty, see note 4
• ▢ 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley or ribboned basil, optional

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Add oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion until golden, about 5 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Push onion and garlic to edges, then add sausage. Break apart and cook until browned, 7–10 minutes. Turn off heat.
• If needed, drain excess grease from skillet (see note 5). Return sausage to pan.
• Add marinara sauce, pepper, Italian seasoning, water, and ravioli to the skillet. Stir gently and press ravioli into an even layer below liquid as much as possible. Bake 10 minutes.
• Remove skillet from oven. Stir and spread ingredients. Press in even layer. Drop spoonfuls of Boursin cheese evenly over the dish. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 5 more minutes until cheese melts. Top with fresh herbs if desired. Serve immediately.

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Recipe Notes

Note 1: If you don’t have an oven-safe skillet, prepare meat sauce in skillet then transfer everything to a 9x13-inch casserole dish. 

Note 2: Choose between sweet or spicy Italian sausage based on preference. Remove casings if using sausage links.

Note 3: Use fresh, not frozen, ravioli for this recipe. Rana’s® Mozzarella Cheese Ravioli is recommended.

Note 4: For Parmesan cheese, grate a block using the small holes of a cheese grater.

Note 5: To drain grease from sausage, line a small bowl with foil and place a strainer on top. Pour contents of the skillet into the strainer and discard grease once cooled.

Storage: Best served the same day. Leftovers can become mushy due to ravioli absorbing liquid. Not suitable for freezing and thawing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 844kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 55g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 156mg | Sodium: 2205mg | Potassium: 691mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 962IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 297mg | Iron: 12mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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