Ravioli Sauce
Ravioli Sauce is a quick and easy recipe made with ground beef and tomato sauce, perfect for frozen or refrigerated ravioli. A great one pot meal in under 30 minutes!
If you are trying to figure out what to make for dinner, this quick Ravioli Sauce is the answer. We love this meaty sauce to serve over cheese ravioli or any hearty pasta and it comes together in one large skillet.
There’s less than 10 ingredients in this one pot meal and you are likely to have everything you need on hand. I love easy dinners that use kitchen staples.
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Ingredients for Ravioli Sauce Recipe
- ground beef
- tomato sauce or marinara sauce
- milk or heavy cream
- Italian Seasoning
- kosher salt
- sugar
- granulated garlic
- Ravioli – frozen ravioli, refrigerated or fresh ravioli – any kind of ravioli will work here.
- fresh basil for garnish – optional
How to Make Ravioli Sauce
- Add lean ground beef to a deep skillet and break up with a wooden spoon as it browns. Drain any excess grease.
- Stir in tomato sauce, milk, and seasonings.
- Add frozen or refrigerated ravioli and stir to combine.
- Bring mixture to a boil, cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat when ravioli is heated through and garnish with fresh basil if desired.
Recipe Notes
- Pasta: This sauce will work with any pasta but it is especially good with homemade ravioli, or tortellini.
- Meat: Italian sausage can be substituted for the ground beef if desired.
- Spicy Sauce: Add red pepper flakes for a spicy pasta sauce.
- Toppings: Top the finished ravioli with fresh grated fresh Parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese. Fresh herbs like basil or parsley can be sprinkled over the top of the simple sauce.
- Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator 2-3 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- Reheat: Cook leftover ravioli in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until heated through.
Side Dishes to Serve with Ravioli
- A simple garden salad with Italian Dressing and easy garlic bread makes a nice addition to ravioli recipes for a quick dinner.
- If you are a fan of cheesy garlic bread, give these Cheesy Pesto Breadsticks a try.
More Pasta Dishes to Try
- Bacon White Cheddar Pasta is for the serious mac and cheese lovers. This easy dinner has tons of flavor and lots of crispy bacon!
- Easy Baked Rigatoni is a hearty recipe made with ground beef that will have everyone running to the dinner table.
- Manicotti is filled with sausage and cheese filling with a delicious red sauce that is baked to perfection.
- Creamy Tuscan Ravioli with spinach and tomatoes is a quick dinner for busy weeknights that is just as delicious as your favorite Italian restaurant.
This easy Ravioli Sauce is the perfect way to top store-bought ravioli and it is made with simple ingredients and it’s the perfect meal for busy weeknights.
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Ravioli Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 cups tomato sauce or marinara sauce
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasonings
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 25 oz frozen or refrigerated ravioli
- fresh basil for garnish – optional
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a skillet, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain any excess grease.
- Add tomato sauce, milk, Italian seasonings, salt, sugar and garlic, stirring to combine.
- Add ravioli and stir until well coated.
- Bring mixture to a boil, cover and cook 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- When ravioli is heated through, remove from heat and serve with fresh basil if desired.
Notes
- Pasta: This sauce will work with any pasta but it is especially good with homemade ravioli, or tortellini.
- Meat: Italian sausage can be substituted for the ground beef if desired.
- Spicy Sauce: Add red pepper flakes for a spicy pasta sauce.
- Toppings: Top the finished ravioli with fresh grated fresh Parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese. Fresh herbs like basil or parsley can be sprinkled over the top of the simple sauce.
- Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator 2-3 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- Reheat: Cook leftover ravioli in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until heated through.
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This was a delicious dinner and so easy! I added mozzarella and Parmesan of course because I LOVE cheese so much! I used frozen ravioli, it was amazing and a definite make again! Thanks for a great recipe!
Hi Crissy,
I’m so glad you enjoyed and you can never have too much cheese!
~ Milisa
Hi Milisa,
The recipe doesn’t say to cook the ravioli before adding it to the sauce. So I’m wondering if I add the ravioli to the sauce uncooked. I’m planning to make this meal for dinner tonight! Thanks! Teresa
Hi Teresa,
Yes cook the ravioli first. I hope you enjoy it.
~ Milisa
Easy and delicious. I used Paul Newman’s Sockarooni sauce and added a couple sliced mushrooms.