Easy Lazy Baked Ravioli Lasagna Casserole Recipe

Why you’ll love this easy ravioli lasagna recipe

• You need just 5 ingredients! 
• It is sure to be a hit with the whole family, especially the kids. 
• This easy and inexpensive dish is perfect for busy weeknights.
• Ravioli lasagna combines 2 delicious dishes in one. 

Ingredients

See recipe card for exact amounts. 

Ingredient Notes

ravioli – we usually use frozen cheese ravioli, any type of frozen ravioli can be used. 

pasta sauce – any brand works great, homemade spaghetti sauce works too. 

ground beef – I typical buy the leanest ground beef possible because I don’t have to drain it. It is better for us but the not draining part is the draw for me.

mozzarella cheese – we buy pre-shredded mozzarella because it is convenient. 

Parmesan cheese – preshredded or the block type work perfectly. We usually have a block on hand at all times so we usually grate our own. 

cooking spray – vegetable oil, canola oil or olive oil spray are all fine. 

How to make this lazy lasagna recipe

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.
2. Spray a 9″ X 13″ baking dish with cooking spray and put about 1 cup pasta sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish so that it covers the surface. This is about 1/3 of the jar.
3. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat (drain off the excess fat if not using extra lean), stir in the remaining sauce and heat through.
4. Put half of the ravioli in a single layer on top of the sauce, then add half of the sauce mixture, then 1 cup of mozzarella, then add the last layer of ravioli, the remaining meat sauce and top it with 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese. 
5. Cover it tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes, remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until it is hot and bubbly. Let it stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

Using fresh ravioli will shorten the cooking time, start checking it to see if it is hot after about 20 minutes. 

Substitutions & Additions

• Use ground turkey, ground chicken or bulk Italian sausage instead of ground beef. 
• Add a layer of ricotta cheese or cottage cheese in between the sauce and cheese layers. You really can’t have too much cheese, can you?!
• Add chopped onion to the meat when you are browning it so the onion gets nice and soft.
• Diced green bell pepper would also be a great addition, you would add it to the meat also so it can get soft. 
• Sprinkle grated Parmesan (the kind in a plastic container that you find on the pasta aisle) on top before you bake it. This type has a different flavor than the grated Parmesan we use in the recipe. 
• Use whatever kind of ravioli you want, meat ravioli, spinach ravioli or mushroom ravioli would be really good in this dish.
• Use anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 cups of mozzarella cheese. We buy the reduced fat and it just happens to come in a hand 1 3/4 cup package. The full fat variety comes in a 2 cup package so you could definitely use the whole 2 cups. Again, you can’t have too much cheese!

Storage & Reheating

Store leftover ravioli lasagna casserole in an airtight container for about 3 days. We reheat individual servings in the microwave. 

More pasta casserole recipes

• Classic Lasagna
• Chicken Parmesan Casserole
• Homemade Lasagna Casserole
• Ground Beef Stuffed Pasta Shells