Dinner for 4

Creamy Ravioli Tomato Bake

Name: Creamy Ravioli Tomato Bake
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 clove garlic crushed; 1/4 tsp chilli flakes; 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes blitzed in a food processor until smooth; 1 tsp caster sugar; 3 tbsp mascarpone; 500 g ravioli; small bunch of basil roughly chopped; 125 g ball of buffalo mozzarella; 20 g parmesan or vegetarian alternative finely grated

Ravioli cooks in smooth tomato sauce with mascarpone, basil, mozzarella, and parmesan for a bubbling oven bake.

Typical price

$5.50for 4 servings

$1.37 per serving$5.50 for 4

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50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Budget Family Dinners Summer

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	2 oz	$0.16Typical price
Mascarpone$0.45/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.68Typical price
Pasta$0.10/oz typical	18 oz	$1.76Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical	4.5 oz	$1.32Typical price
Parmesan$0.55/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.39Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.50

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
1 clove garlic crushed
1/4 tsp chilli flakes
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes blitzed in a food processor until smooth
1 tsp caster sugar
3 tbsp mascarpone
500 g ravioli
small bunch of basil roughly chopped
125 g ball of buffalo mozzarella
20 g parmesan or vegetarian alternative finely grated

Steps

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, then cook the onion for five minutes.
Add the garlic and chili flakes, cook for one minute, then stir in the tomatoes and sugar.
Simmer the sauce for fifteen minutes, stir in the mascarpone, and heat the oven to 400 F.
Boil the ravioli in salted water until just tender, drain it, and fold it into the sauce.
Transfer the mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, then add the basil, mozzarella, and parmesan.
Bake for twenty minutes until bubbling and hot throughout.