This casserole is sort of a combination of pizza and lasagna
It’s like a deconstructed supreme pizza,
layered like lasagna, in a casserole dish
Pepperoni, Italian sausage, spinach ravioli, marinara sauce,
fresh spinach, yellow pepper, onion,
Parmesan and Fontina cheese
Brown the sausage in a skillet,
then add chopped onions and yellow peppers and season
When vegetables have cooked,
drain mixture in a colander to get rid of excess grease
from sausage and return to skillet
Top the sausage mixture with fresh spinach
and let it steam a minute or 2 on top of the mix,
then stir it down into the pan
and it will magically wilt and blend
Build the casserole by starting with a layer of sauce
in a prepared casserole dish
Use about 1/3 of the sauce,
spread it evenly over the bottom of the dish
and top with a layer of cooked ravioli
Top the pasta with 1/2 of the meat mixture,
Italian blend or Parmesan cheese and strips of Fontina
The Fontina adds creaminess in the middle
Next another layer of sauce, and another layer of ravioli
Then the remaining meat mix and more cheese
Top with pepperoni
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes until bubbling
Garnish with more Parmesan
Crazy Italian Ravioli Bake
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Italian sausage
- 1/2 large onion chopped
- 1/2 yellow red or green pepper, chopped
- 1/2 bag fresh spinach
- 1 package 10 oz., refrigerated Spinach Ravioli cooked and drained
- 1 jar 24 oz., Marinara sauce
- 4 oz Italian Blend or Parmesan Cheese, plus more for garnish
- 2 oz Fontina cheese slices into thin strips
- dash of garlic powder
- dash of Italian seasoning
- pepperoni
Instructions
- Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium.
- When sausage is done add the onion and peppers and cook until done.
- Drain mixture and return to skillet.
- Add spinach and let steam on top of hot meat mix for a minute or 2, then stir down into the mixture to finish wilting. Spread 1/3 of sauce in bottom of a casserole dish that has been sprayed with cooking oil spray.
- Top with 1/2 of the cooked ravioli then top that with 1/2 of the meat mixture and 1/2 of the Italian blend shredded cheese and then layer the Fontina strips on top.
- Add another 1/3 of sauce on top, the remaining ravioli, the rest of the sausage mix.
- Top with remaining sauce and cheese and the final layer will be pepperoni.
- Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with lots of crusty garlic bread.
Change up pizza night with this Crazy Italian casserole!
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