Baked Ravioli Recipe with Brown Butter Alfredo

Name: Baked Ravioli Recipe with Brown Butter Alfredo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup salted butter; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese (use the real stuff); salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste); 20 oz fresh four cheese ravioli (I found mine in the refrigerator section)

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November 29, 2018

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A super easy and decadent dinner, this Baked Ravioli Recipe with Brown Butter Alfredo will definitely have you weak in the knees. If you’d rather make a classic version of this recipe use my homemade alfredo sauce!

Baked Ravioli

Remember my Browned Butter Alfredo Pasta? Well, I just made that recipe more decadent by using Four Cheese Ravioli instead of pasta, tossed it together with my homemade browned butter alfredo sauce, and broiled the heck out of it. It’s kind of a fancy-ish meal but takes very little time to throw together.

Main Ingredients Needed

This Baked Ravioli Recipe is dangerous because it’s a million calories in 20 minutes flat. But also, it’s so easy to throw together with minimal ingredients (that I sadly always have on hand) and this mama craves the easiest of dinners these days. Here’s what you’ll need:

Salted Butter – you can use unsalted butter too, just make sure to season it later. More about browning butter below!
Heavy Cream – this thickens the alfredo sauce.
Parmesan Cheese – if you can find real Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, use that! The pre-grated parmesan cheese you can buy at the store isn’t the real deal and doesn’t taste nearly as good.
Salt and Pepper – season to taste! I tend to add a lot of pepper.
Four Cheese Ravioli – these can be found in the refrigerated section at your local grocery store. You can always make your own homemade ravioli too!

How to Make Baked Ravioli

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
While water is heating, melt butter in a heavy-bottomed deep skillet over medium heat. Swirl pan occasionally to brown milk solids in the butter. Once the butter starts to turn a medium brown color, turn heat to low and immediately pour in the cream. Pan will sizzle, but as you stir it will subside. Sprinkle in cheese and continue stirring until cheese is completely melted and sauce is smooth. Taste and add in salt and lots of pepper, as desired.
Add fresh ravioli to boiling water and cook according to package directions. It should be around 3 minutes or so. Drain completely and place ravioli into a buttered casserole dish. Pour alfredo sauce over top hot ravioli and stir gently to coat all ravioli in the sauce.
Place under the broiler to brown. Remove from oven and serve immediately.

Note: If you need to keep this warm in the oven, cover with foil after the top has browned and turn oven onto 200 degrees. Perfection!

Baked Ravioli Tips and Tricks

(some affiliate links below)

Browning Butter. Making this alfredo is really quite simple to do! The only thing you have to be careful of is burning the butter. It can go from brown to burnt in a hot second. Once it starts foaming, you should be getting close. The butter should get brown speckles in it and it should smell nutty.
Utensils for Sauce. A flat whisk works really well for melting the cheese into the sauce and getting it super smooth.
Skillet Choices. Using a heavy-bottomed skillet is really beneficial for even-steven cooking and can help prevent burning. This is a great one I have and use.
Casserole Dish. I baked my ravioli in an oval casserole dish from Crate & Barrel. I couldn’t find it on their website, but this is a similar one. Of course a 9×13 works perfectly well too.

Leftovers

Any leftover Baked Ravioli can be stored in an airtight container and be kept good in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To reheat simply warm in the microwave, stirring occasionally, until heated through.

Side Dishes

Looking for some healthy side dishes for this carby dish? Why not roast some vegetables while you whip up the sauce!

Roasted Asparagus Recipe
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Roasted Cauliflower Recipe
Check out my 30 What to Serve With Ravioli ideas

More Baked Pasta Recipes to Love!

Obviously, I’m not making this every day for dinner, but the one night I did, it was gone in a flash and I didn’t have to threaten the lives of the little people living in my house. So there’s that.

Anyways, I have a few links and tips for making this recipe (scroll down) and I have the printable recipe below that. So enjoy!! And may your weekend be a little more relaxing and enjoyable than mine.

Have a great day!

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