Saturday, February 12, 2011

Italian Sausage with Ravioli and Three Cheese Sauce

This is a one-pot meal that is simply delightful! Greg and I are meat eaters, hence the sausage, but you can substitute spinach, mushrooms, you name it! Make it your own :-)

Ingredients:

1 pkg (15 oz) cheese ravioli (or spinach if you want!)
3 red, yellow, and/or green peppers, seeded and sliced
3 tbs. olive oil
1 large sweet onion, peeled and chopped
2 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
2 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes with herbs
3 cups shredded Italian (three or five) cheese
2 links of Italian sausage

Preheat oven 400 degrees.
Cook ravioli as it says on package. Set it aside. Cook italian sausage. Set it aside. Over medium heat cook peppers in 1 tbs olive oil for 5 minutes. Set it aside. In same pot over medium heat, cook onions, garlic and Italian seasoning with remaining 2 tbs oil for about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and increase to high heat. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer 20 minutes (stir occasionally). Stir in cooked peppers and Italian sausage. Season with salt and pepper.

Spoon 1 cup of tomato mixture into bottom of greased casserole dish. Evenly layer 1/2 ravioli, 1 1/4 cups tomato mixture and 1 cup shredded cheese. Top with remaining ravioli and tomato mixture. Sprinkle remaining cheese over casserole. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 20 minutes (or heated thoroughly). YUM your DONE.

This one is my favorite... for now!

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