Food and Recipes Pasta These Ravioli Recipes Will Fancy Up Your Pasta Night By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is a Digital Associate Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories.She grew up in Mobile, Alabama, which she insists is home to the country's first Mardi Gras (not New Orleans) and now lives in Birmingham with her husband and rescue pup Rocky, whose name is unrelated to The University of Tennessee (Roll Tide). Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on August 10, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox We're all about cooking from scratch. Biscuits and sausage gravy, cornbread dressing at Thanksgiving, and a stunning layer cake to finish off Christmas supper are a must. But on your average busy weeknight, dinner often starts with store-bought shortcuts like a box of pasta, a bag of rice, or a rotisserie chicken. These ravioli recipes are proof that store-bought can taste homemade. Fresh tomatoes, veggies, and some dressed-up pasta sauce can quickly take refrigerated ravioli and make it feel five-star. Instead of building lasagna with wide noodles, we recreated it with cheese ravioli for an indulgent baked pasta. If you're intimidated by homemade pasta but don't want to buy a it pre-made, our Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter is just the ticket. Use wonton wrappers instead of fussy pasta dough for an elegant dinner that's actually easy to put together. With these cheesy ravioli recipes, everyone at the table will be full and happy. 01 of 07 Pasta with Burst Tomatoes and Mascarpone Hector Sanchez Recipe: Pasta with Burst Tomatoes and Mascarpone This simple yet elegant dish proves you can serve store-bought ravioli for company. Broiling tomatoes until they blister and burst adds so much flavor to this dish. 02 of 07 Tuscan Pasta with Tomato-Basil Cream Ralph Anderson Recipe: Tuscan Pasta with Tomato-Basil Cream A jar of Alfredo sauce tastes homemade when you add white wine, fresh tomatoes and basil, and a little Parmesan cheese. All you need to finish this dinner off is a piece of bread to soak up every last bit of your fancied-up sauce. 03 of 07 Spinach-Ravioli Lasagna SL Van Chaplin Recipe: Spinach-Ravioli Lasagna What's better than bubbly, cheesy lasagna? Bubbly, cheesy lasagna that's made with layers of ravioli instead of noodle sheets. This meatless main dish uses store-bought shortcuts like jarred pasta sauce to make it a cinch for busy nights. 04 of 07 One-Pot Pasta Southern Living Recipe: One-Pot Pasta The name says it all, folks: You only need one pot to get dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes. A jar of pasta sauce gets dressed up with some simple seasonings and sautéed mushrooms and onions. 05 of 07 Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter Sauce Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter A restaurant-worthy dish that's easy to make at home. Here are some smart shortcuts for making the ravioli and a savory sauce. 06 of 07 Pesto Primavera Ravioli with Ham Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Recipe: Pesto Primavera Ravioli with Ham You might get an urge to lighten things up somewhere between hearty fall casseroles, Thanksgiving turkey and trimmings, and Christmas cookies. This meal is satisfying but fresh and bright. 07 of 07 Beefy Baked Ravioli with Spinach and Cheese Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Beefy Baked Ravioli with Spinach and Cheese This 30-minute supper will be your new favorite way to whip up pasta for dinner. Feel free to sub ground turkey or chicken for beef or Swiss chard for spinach. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit