Baked Ravioli Casserole is simple to assemble and gets dinner into the oven, and onto the table, without much fuss.    The dish contains only 3 ingredients,  but tastes like you worked much harder at getting it onto the table.  Like my sheet pan dinners, once this dish is assembled, it goes into the oven where it bakes for about 45 minutes.  That allows you to help the kids with homework, or tend to whatever needs your attention, while dinner takes care of itself. 

I got the idea for this recipe from a $14.99 package of “ravioli lasagna” that I saw in the closest warehouse store.  It was in section of the store that has pre-packaged food that’s prepared in the store’s kitchen.  It looked delicious, but I couldn’t bring myself to spend that much money for something that looked so simple. I’m not condemning people who buy those types of foods.  Purchasing prepared foods is definitely more cost effective than taking your family of four out to eat at an Italian restaurant.  It just wasn’t the right choice for us.

This recipe came in at under $1.00 per serving with the ingredient’s that I selected.  I used store brand ravioli to make this. The name brand Ravioli cost $4.18 for the same sized bag compared to $2.99 for the store brand.   I didn’t feel that there was that much of a taste difference between the two different brands, so I chose the least expensive.

All you need to do to have dinner on the table is layer all of the ingredients in the pan, cover it with foil, and toss it into the oven.   When the Baked Ravioli Casserole is almost ready, remove the foil, toss together a green salad, and broil some garlic bread.    It’s really that simple to get dinner on the table.

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