Recipe: Chef Boyardee Ravioli Lasagna

February 17, 2012 By Apryl 1 Comment

Here’s a recipe by Chef Boyardee. I made quite a bit of changes because the prep time was more involved then I thought. It turned out great though!

Recipe type: Main

Author: Inspired by Chef Boyardee

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

Total time: 40 mins

Serves: 6

Chef Boyardee Ravioli layered with cottage cheese, spinach and Italian blend cheese for an easy lasagna-type casserole

Ingredients

PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 cup frozen loose cut leaf spinach
2 cans (15 oz each) Chef Boyardee® Beef Ravioli
1 can (14.5 oz each) Hunt’s® Diced Tomatoes, drained well
1-1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup shredded Italian blend cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 8×8-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place spinach in microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on HIGH 2 minutes; squeeze spinach dry.
Combine ravioli, drained tomatoes and Italian seasoning in medium microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on HIGH 3 to 4 minutes or until mixture is hot. Combine cottage cheese, spinach and black pepper in small bowl.
Place half of ravioli mixture in bottom of baking dish. Top with half of cottage cheese mixture and 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Repeat layers. Bake 15 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly.

After reading several reviews that this recipe came out way too watery, I decided to make some changes. I didn’t use cottage cheese and I cut the spinach in half. I mixed the Ravioli, Italian cheese, Italian seasonings and canned tomato in a bowl. Then I put it in a baking dish and sprinkled mozzarella cheese on it.

It was really good and I think next time I’ll add some garlic to it. The most important part is that the kids loved it and even had left overs the next day. It was a really easy way to get some veggies in their system!