Ravioli with Creamy Tomato Sauce

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Lazy Days

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (88)

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Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 pounds spinach ravioli or tortelloni
1 cup purchased marinara sauce
1/2 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves

Directions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add about 1/4 cup olive oil to the water to help prevent pasta from sticking. Add the ravioli and cook until al dente, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain the ravioli, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Toss the ravioli with the remaining oil to coat.

Meanwhile, bring the marinara sauce to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking often. Whisk in the ricotta and enough reserved cooking water to thin the sauce to desired consistency. For a thicker sauce, use less pasta water; for a thinner sauce, add more water. Return the sauce to a simmer. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.

Spoon 3 tablespoons of sauce over the bottom of each of 6 bowls. Arrange the ravioli over the sauce. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the ravioli. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and the basil, and serve.

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recipe Ravioli with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Ellen East Greenbush, NY 03-08-2009
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Lazy, but not very good.
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This was an unexceptional dish. Will not do it again.
recipe Ravioli with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Anonymous 09-11-2008
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Super Easy & yummy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Such a fast, yummy recipe - I've made it for company & received rave reviews. Best part was that I wasn't slaving over the... stove forever!Read more
recipe Ravioli with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Anonymous 08-13-2008
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Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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recipe Ravioli with Creamy Tomato Sauce
PETE pueblo, CO 12-14-2007
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great recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great recipe. Easy to prepare and really tasty only shrimp to mine.
recipe Ravioli with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Anonymous 12-13-2007
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creamy ravioli
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

i watched Giada make this on TV and it looked simple and delicious. I actually ended up throwing away most of it. My husband... did not like it at all and I found it to be bland. It was not a keeper.Read more
recipe Ravioli with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Nancy Vashon, WA 12-12-2007
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Great easy dinner
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My six-year-old Grandson loves any kind of pasta. He came over to spend the night last night, and I had all the ingredients... to whip this up for him without having to run to the store (cheese ravioli instead of spinach). He loved it, and so did I. Great lazy day recipe, or great for any day.Read more