Baked Ravioli

By cam_46

Ingredients

• 1 # lean ground beef
• 1 jar (24 oz) marinara sauce, or your own
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped, plus more for garnish (optional)
• 1/4 cup frssh parsley, chopped
• 1 pkg (20 oz) refrigerated cheese ravioli
• 1 pkg (9 0z) refrigerated cheese ravioli
• 1 bag (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 Tbl grated parmesan

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350. Coat a 2 quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Crumble ground beef into a large non stick skillet. Cook for 5 minutes over med-high heat, until browned. Remove from heat & stir in 1 cup of the marinara sauce, half the basil and half the parsley.
Meanwhile, cook ravioli for 5 minutes in boiling water. Drain & return to pot. Stir in remaining sauce, basil & parsley.
Pour half the ravioli into prepared dish, spreading level. Top with meat sauce and 3/4 cup of the shredded mozzarella. Add remaining ravioli to dish and top with remaining 1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella and the parmesean.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Increase oven temp to broil; broil ravioli for 2 minutes. Garnish with basil, if desired.

NOTE: Since I have some vegetarians in my family, I use plain marinara and have meatballs on the side for those who eat meat.