With just 4 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep, this baked ravioli casserole is an easy dinner that the whole family will love!
If you love easy 5-ingredient meals (or less), be sure to try this dump-and-bake meatball casserole, these chicken crescent rolls, and this ham and noodle casserole, too!
Make this Baked Ravioli with Frozen Ravioli for an Easy Dinner
This baked ravioli was one of the very first dump-and-bake recipes that I ever tried in my own kitchen. Needless to say, the ease had me hooked, and we’ve been enjoying the meal ever since. It’s one of those great options that appeals to everyone at the dinner table, can be modified based on our taste preferences or the ingredients that I have on hand, and it comes together quickly in a matter of minutes. In other words, the 4-ingredient ravioli casserole is an all around winner!
Ingredient Notes and Tips for Success
- This recipe calls for frozen ravioli. Use cheese ravioli, spinach ravioli, or a meat-based version. You don’t even need to thaw the ravioli before you assemble the lasagna-style dish and pop it in the oven!
- If you want to assemble the dish in advance and keep it in the freezer for a later date, those bake-from-frozen instructions are included below.
- Feel free to bulk up the dish with extra veggies or meat. I’ve included a number of possible variations below the recipe at the bottom of the post.
Fantastic recipe. Straightforward, simple, not a ton of ingredients– and so filling and delicious. I have made this several times, and the fam loves it! Thank you!
– Ava
How to Make Ravioli Casserole
This dump-and-bake frozen ravioli casserole is about as easy as it gets! It’s truly the ideal meal for busy weeknights. You’ll find detailed directions in the recipe card below, but here’s the overview:
- Pour a thin layer of marinara sauce into the bottom of a large casserole dish.
- Place half of the ravioli in a single layer on top of the sauce.
- Add another layer of sauce, and then half of the cheese.
- Repeat the layers once more to use the remaining ravioli, sauce, and cheese. Finish with Parmesan cheese on top.
- Cover and bake for 20 minutes, then remove the cover and bake for about 20 more minutes. You’ll know it’s done when the casserole is hot and bubbly, the cheese is melted, and the ravioli is tender.
- Let the casserole rest for a few minutes, and then garnish with chopped fresh herbs right before serving.
Serving Suggestions
Pair the ravioli bake with garlic bread, homemade focaccia, a crusty loaf of no-knead Dutch oven bread, a green salad dressed with balsamic vinaigrette, roasted broccoli, or sauteed asparagus.
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Baked Ravioli
Equipment
Ingredients
- 24 ounce package frozen cheese ravioli
- 24 ounce jar marinara sauce (about 2 ½ cups)
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or Italian cheese blend
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Optional garnish: chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, basil, oregano, or thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish (or two 8-inch dishes) with cooking spray. Pour a very thin layer of marinara sauce into the prepared baking dish to cover bottom (about ½ cup).
- Arrange half of the frozen ravioli in a single layer over the sauce.
- Top with half of the remaining marinara sauce and half of the mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat layers once more, starting with ravioli. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake, uncovered, until hot and bubbly, about 20-25 more minutes. Let the dish stand for about 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley or basil, if desired.
Notes
- Make Ahead: You can prep this dinner in advance and keep it stashed in the freezer until you’re ready to bake it! To do so, simply follow the recipe instructions through step 2 (use a freezer-to-oven safe dish). Cover tightly with foil and freeze the unbaked casserole for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to serve it, pull it out of the freezer and bake as instructed. Add a few extra minutes to the cooking time if necessary.
- Recipe modified from Tasty Kitchen.
Nutrition
Preparation and Storage Tips
- Make Ahead: You can prep this dinner in advance and keep it stashed in the freezer until you’re ready to bake it! To do so, simply follow the recipe instructions through step 2 (use a freezer-to-oven safe dish). Cover tightly with foil and freeze the unbaked casserole for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to serve it, pull it out of the freezer and bake as instructed. Add a few extra minutes to the cooking time if necessary.
- How to Store: Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. I don’t recommend freezing the leftovers, as the pasta will have a mushy texture when thawed.
- How to Reheat: Cover the dish with foil and warm in a 350°F oven just until heated through, about 15-20 minutes. Alternatively, you can reheat individual portions in the microwave for about 1 minute.
Baked Ravioli Recipe Variations
- Add veggies to the dish. Good options include spinach, canned diced tomatoes, sauteed bell peppers, sauteed sliced mushrooms, or sauteed zucchini.
- Instead of the vegetarian ravioli casserole, appeal to meat-lovers with some browned Italian sausage, ground turkey, or ground beef in the sauce. Choose a different flavor of ravioli (such as chicken or beef). You can also swap out the store-bought pasta sauce and instead use a homemade spaghetti meat sauce.
- If you’re serving a smaller family (or cooking just for 2), cut all of the ingredients in half and prepare the casserole in an 8-inch square pan. The rest of the cooking instructions remain the same, although you may be able to shorten the total baking time by a few minutes.
- Prepare two smaller casseroles in 8-inch square pans. Bake one now, and freeze the second for a later meal!
It was amazing! With a side of peas and garlic bread, what a meal! Thank you again!
– Debbie
More Ravioli Recipes to Try
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This recipe was originally published in October, 2013. It was updated in June, 2025.
Very good!! Quick and easy! Covid cooking… The fam loved it and it took less than 5 minutes to put together! Thanks!
Thank you, Ell!
Made this last night and it was a hit with my husband. I loved it also. I have left overs. How do I re heat. It’s still in the baking dish I used to bake it thank you
So glad that you liked it, Alice! I would cover the dish with foil and warm in a 350 degree F oven until it’s heated through (maybe 15-20 minutes). Bring the dish to room temp on the counter before it goes into the oven.
I love this dish, have made it a few times. I add hamburger and onion, its soooo yummy! Next time i think i will add some spinach also, sounds good that way too. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Wonderful! Thanks, Christina! It’s definitely really flexible, which is a nice way to make it work for your family, based on the ingredients that you have on hand. Enjoy!
Hi Blair, it’s in the oven as we speak! I love this idea- it skips the steps to wait for the water to boil & baby sit the raviolis, drain, put into a serving bowl or platter , then put sauce on them from another pot! NO WASHING ALL THOSE POTS & PANS! YAY! ONE CASSAROLE DISH TO COOK IN, SERVE & STORE!. SAVES SO MUCH TIME! AND WORK- I JUST POPPED IT IN THE OVEN- & SERVED & ATE! SO MUCH LESS TO WASH!
GREAT IDEA!…….. I’m heating my meatballs & sausage in the mircowave & there ya go!
So convenient, right?! I hope you enjoyed the meal!
IT WAS DELICIOUS, I’M never making it the other way again!
Yay! So glad to hear it!
Hi,
Can you use Meet Ravioli instead of Cheese Ravioli?
Thanks!!
Hi, Janice! Yes, any variety of ravioli will work. Hope you enjoy!
GURLLLLLLLL YOU JUST MADE MY NIGHT lol…. it’s now in the oven! Gotta be good, too easy!!
Awesome!! I know, so easy!! Hope you love it!
it was amazing! With a side of peas and garlic bread, what a meal! thank you again!
Excellent! Thanks, Debbie!
Do you know how I would adjust this for refrigerated ravioli? Thanks!
Hi, Christi! I would just decrease the total baking time, removing the dish from the oven when the pasta is tender. I would check the pasta after the first 20 minutes. It might only need 5-10 more minutes uncovered. Hope you enjoy!
I usually don’t comment on recipes I find/use online, but had to this time. Used your basic steps, but had to use products on hand. Made it with frozen beef ravioli, jar pizza sauce, and pizza cheese mix. Also cut ingredients in half for two people, but followed your layering and cooking instructions. Surprisingly it turned out wonderful, even with the alternate ingredients!! Thanks so much!
Wonderful, Lesa! I’m so glad that it worked with what you had on hand!
Thank you Blair for an amazingly delicious and easy recipe. The only thing I added was a generous sprinkle of dry Oregano on top before baking. I used a jar of sauce marketed by a favorite local restaurant. Yummy!
Wonderful! Sounds perfect, Del. 🙂
This was excellent thank you I did make change to do homemade meat sauce
I bet it was delicious with your homemade sauce, Penny! 🙂
Can an Alfredo sauce be used
Yes! I’ve done that as well. 🙂
After reading all the great reviews I am heading to the grocery store to pick up ingredients
Wonderful! Hope it’s a hit, Emma! 🙂
Can you use fresh ravioli? They have it in the refrigerated section. Also, when can I add spinach and should that be fresh or frozen?
Thanks soooooo much!
Hi, Erica! I haven’t tested this with fresh ravioli to know the exact cooking time, but yes — it should work. It will just cook a lot faster than the frozen ravioli, so you’ll need to keep an eye on the casserole and pull it out of the oven before the pasta is mushy and overdone.
I have made variations of yours in the crockpot without the cheese for about 3 hours on high. Add the cheese at the end for about 20 minutes. I like the crockpot over the oven in the hot summer months. Yum!
Great tip! Thank you!! 🙂
Absolutely love this recipe. I serve it to guests and it is always a hit. I buy fresh ravioli and then freeze it because I can’t find frozen. Works really well.
That’s great to hear, Sharon. Thank you!
Trying it tonight ! Thank you
Hope you enjoy, Laura!
This came out great! Very tasty and easy to make, thanks
Thank you! 🙂
I made this to give to new neighbors so easy and made one for my family as well
Wonderful! Thanks, Cindy!
Hi. I am a planner. If I am making this meal for a 6:00 dinner, how soon in the day can I prepare this dish? Or do I have to prepare just before I put it in the oven? Thanks! Jodi from Florida
Hi, Jodi! It should work to prepare this dish any time during the day, and then just keep it refrigerated until ready to bake. The ravioli will thaw, so you can probably reduce the cooking time slightly.
If you want to prep it more than about 8 hours in advance, I would assemble the dish and then stick it in the freezer. You can bake it directly from frozen (double the total baking time), or let it thaw overnight in the fridge before baking. Hope that helps!
Yes, thanks for getting back to me so quickly! Do you play pickleball? If so, I can return the favor by helping you out there…I teach pickleball… so much fun!
Thanks again
Jodi
Hi, Jodi! No, I’ve never played pickleball. I hear it’s a good time, though! Maybe in my future! 🙂
Wow thanks for sharing!! I looked up what to do with my ravioli, and with 10 minutes the lids and i had this all made and in the oven. Definately going into my list for this next ‘freezer foods before baby comes’ binge.
Perfect, Beka! Thank you!
Can you bake this at 350 If so how long will it take to cook
Hi, Mimi! That would probably be okay, but I haven’t tested it to know the exact timing. I find that pasta does better in the oven at a higher temp, so I prefer to stick with 400 degrees or higher. That said, 350 should be fine, and I would guess that maybe it will take about an hour?
Fantastic recipe. Straightforward, simple, not a ton of ingredients– and so filling and delicious. I have made this several times, and the fam loves it! Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you, Ava!
Making this for dinner tonight! I got some fresh spinach I’m going to add. Do you think I should cook it first or just layer it in?
Hi, Amanda! I think you can just layer the fresh spinach right in the dish. It will soften and wilt in the heat of the oven. Hope you enjoy the meal!
This was delicious! I did add some ricotta cheese and fresh mozzarella that I had in the fridge, and I used beef ravioli. I should have invited friends over because it was way too much for two people, but we will look forward to leftovers. A keeper!
Thank you, Suzie! 🙂
This is amazing! My kids love it!
Dump and bake ravioli casserole came out delicious. !!!
Yay! Thank you!