Short on time and need a super fast meal? Try this Cheese Ravioli Lasagna with Ground Beef for hearty family meal.
The first time I saw this recipe was on Pinterest a few years ago. Since then, I’ve tweaked it to my family’s liking and it’s now become a favorite family recipe that I serve with garlic bread.
What I love about this cheese ravioli lasagna is that it’s quick and easy to make. It’s perfect for busy weeknights and is even freezer friendly! It’s basically layering pasta sauce, frozen cheese ravioli, chopped spinach, ground beef and onions, and cheese. So easy!
Another reason I love this cheese ravioli recipe is that the ingredients can easily be swapped out to satisfy your family’s taste. For example, the ground beef can be left out entirely and more veggies can be added for a meatless meal. If you have carnivores in the house (that’s us), ground beef can be swapped out for Italian sausage and various cheeses can be added for a change in flavor. Whatever you decide, this cheese ravioli lasagna will quickly become a favorite family meal!
Cheese Ravioli Lasagna with Ground Beef
Quick and easy lasagna using cheese ravioli and ground beef.
Ingredients
- 1 -25 oz. bag frozen cheese ravioli
- 1 - 24 oz, bottle pasta sauce
- 1 - 10 oz. box frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed dry)
- 2 - 2 1/2 cups shredded Mozarella cheese
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1/2 medium chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon Italian herbs
- 1 - 2 cloves chopped garlic
- salt/pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a pan on medium high heat, brown ground beef, chopped onions, garlic, and Italian herbs. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
- Defrost frozen spinach in a microwave and squeeze all the water out. Set aside.
- In a 9" x 13" pan, pour about a cup of pasta sauce. Add a layer each of frozen ravioli, half the spinach, half the ground beef, and half the cheese. Pour the remaining sauce over the layers and repeat the layers, ending with the cheese on top.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 45 - 60 minutes (cook time will depend on oven). To add color to the cheese, remove the foil and place the dish under the broiler for 3 - 5 minutes. Serve.
Notes
- To change the flavor, switch out the cheese to your favorite.
- Make this meatless by leaving out the ground beef.
- For a freezer meal, layer in a foil pan and cover. Make sure the ground beef is cool before freezing. Bake from frozen for about 1.5 hours or until the center is hot.
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Erlene this looks so delicious! My mouth is watering just thinking about with italian sausage in it!! Thanks for sharing with us at Create and Celebrate. You are one of our features for June’s party that will go live tonight!!
My family would LOVE this ravioli lasagna. I love that it looks so fancy but is so easy to make. Thanks for sharing it at the Whimsical Wednesdays Link Party!
Hi Erlene,
I’m so down with the addition of the spinach and the simplicity. Thx for the recipe.
Thanks. I have to get veggies in where I can to make sure the kids eat it 🙂
Erlene, I can’t wait to give this one a try! I love how easy this is and I bet it tastes amazing. Pinning!
Thanks. It’s tasty for something so easy and it’s better than next day.
This is going on my must try list, Erlene. It looks wonderful. Easy meals are always a win. I’ve got guests coming in this weekend and I’ve been trying to decide on dinner one night. I think I just found it! Pinning. So glad to have you join us for this month’s recipe challenge.
This is a great quick recipe and tasty too. I hope you enjoy it.
That sounds like a meal the whole family would love. Thanks for sharing. Pinned!
Thanks so much for pinning. I hope you enjoy it.
I love lasagna but so rarely make it due to the time it takes – this looks so much easier and absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to give it a try!
It is so much easier. Since the cheese ravioli has a Riccota type filling it’s perfect to make a cheater style lasagna.
This would be a hit at our house, definitely with meat. Pinning to try!
It’s a hit here and I hope your family likes it. It’s great for home lunches too.
Great family meal and it looks so delicious!
So yum! I love the idea of combining ravioli and lasagna. What a fabulous idea, and a freezer friendly meal is always a plus. I love those nights when I pull out a meal I froze previously. It doesn’t happen often, but it’s so nice when it does!
I love having meals that I can just pop in the oven when I’m being lazy…lol. This one is perfect.