When time is short and the family is clamoring for dinner this quick and easy to make pasta dish is the perfect solution. It has everyone’s favorite Italian flavors. It cooks up in just one pan, which makes clean up a breeze, and it’s an easy to make stove top meal that you can get on the table in 30 minutes. Using a couple of convenience items like a package of cheese ravioli and a jar of your favorite marinara sauce makes it super simple to get dinner on the table in short order without sacrificing taste. It’s also what I like to call a “pantry” meal. If you grab the ingredients needed the next time you are doing your grocery shopping and keep them on hand in your freezer and pantry you can get this tasty meal on the table even if you didn’t have time to stop at the store on your way home from work on a busy weeknight.
How To Make Stovetop Skillet Ravioli:
Using good quality convenience items like a jar of your favorite marinara sauce, frozen cheese ravioli, and grated cheeses makes getting this meal on the table quick and easy without sacrificing flavor.
Start by chopping up a medium onion. Honestly, this is the hardest part of making this dish!
Next, finely mince the garlic cloves.
I love, love, love this handy-dandy Garlic Mincer!!! It makes short work of finely mincing fresh garlic cloves. Just place the cloves in the bowl, top with the lid and twist back and forth a few times. Voila…in just a few seconds you’ll have all the finely minced garlic you need! I use this Garlic Mincer more than any other kind I have in my kitchen! This mincer allows you to mince loads of garlic in record time, and if you’re a garlic loving fiend like me, you are going to love this handy little kitchen gadget. And…it’s dishwasher safe too, gotta love that!
Cook ground beef and chopped onion in a large skillet over medium heat, until onions are soft, breaking up the ground beef into small crumbles as it cooks.
When onions are soft and beef is cooked through drain off any excess grease.
Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Be sure to keep it moving around the pan so it doesn’t burn. Burnt garlic will give this dish an unpleasant bitterness, so keep a close eye on it.
Add marinara sauce to the skillet.
Fill glass marinara jar half full with water (about 12 oz). Shake it up to get all the remaining sauce in the jar.
Add the saucy water to the skillet, and stir to combine.
Add salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to the sauce.
Stir to combine.
Bring sauce to a simmer.
Once sauce simmers, add the cheese ravioli to the skillet.
Use a spatula or wooden spoon to move them around making sure they are covered with sauce.
Place a lid on the skillet and simmer ravioli for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is cooked al dente.
NOTE: Check pasta package directions to get an idea for how long to simmer the ravioli. Refrigerated pasta will take less time to cook than frozen pasta.
Occasionally stir sauce gently to prevent ravioli from sticking or burning on the bottom of the pan.
Once pasta is cooked, top with some grated Parmesan cheese.
Add a generous layer of grated Mozzarella cheese.
Place lid back on the skillet and lower heat to lowest setting.
Cook until cheese is melted, about 3-5 minutes.
If desired, top with chopped basil to serve.
Round out the meal with a Rich & Creamy Caesar Salad With Crisp, Garlicky Toasted Croutons. Everyone should have a go to, easy to make, absolutely fabulous Caesar Salad recipe. You can create one of the best tasting salads you will ever eat using just a handful of simple, high quality ingredients. Once you make this salad at home, you will never go back to the packaged salads ever again. This salad is FANTASTIC!!!
Every Italian meal needs a side of Garlic Bread. This Best Ever, Delectable Three Cheese Garlic Bread pairs perfectly with this Italian skillet meal. It’s the perfect cheesy addition that will leave everyone craving more.
If you’re feeling extra ambitious, why not give this Sourdough Bread a try? This sourdough bread recipe consistently produces excellent results and the easy to follow step-by-step method is perfect for beginners. You can make the dough the night before and pop it in the fridge overnight. All that’s left to do is bake it up in the oven the following evening. Yes, with a little planning, you can bake up a fresh loaf of sourdough bread like this one, even on a weeknight.
Be sure to give this easy skillet meal a try, I guarantee your family will love it! It’s beefy, and cheesy with all your favorite Italian flavors. You can whip it up in under 30 minutes in one pan. Clean up is a breeze and everyone at the table will be super happy as they shovel these tasty raviolis into their mouths. You won’t get any complaints! I promise!
Stovetop Skillet Ravioli
Equipment
- large skillet with lid
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 24 oz jar Marinara sauce
- 12 oz water
- 25 oz frozen or refrigerated cheese ravioli
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1½ cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- chopped basil, for garnish
Instructions
- Cook ground beef and chopped onion in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking up the ground beef into small crumbles as it cooks.
- When beef is cooked through drain off any excess grease.
- Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add marinara sauce to the skillet.
- Fill glass marinara jar half full with water (about 12 oz) and add it to the skillet, stir to combine.
- Stir in Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and bring sauce to a simmer.
- Once sauce simmers, add cheese ravioli to the skillet. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to move them around making sure they are covered with sauce.
- Place a lid on the skillet and simmer ravioli for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is cooked al dente.
- NOTE: Check pasta package directions to get an idea for how long to simmer the ravioli. Refrigerated pasta will take less time to cook than frozen pasta.
- Occasionally stir sauce gently to prevent pasta from sticking or burning on the bottom of the pan.
- Once pasta is cooked, top with grated Parmesan cheese and a generous layer of grated Mozzarella cheese.
- Place lid back on the skillet and lower heat to lowest setting. Cook until cheese is melted, about 4-5 minutes.
- If desired, top with chopped basil to serve.
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