Ravioli Lasagna

Why You’ll Love It

Easy to make: This is a simple dish that feels a bit like making a lazy lasagna. It takes about 15 minutes to assemble this easy ravioli lasagna recipe and then you just have to put it in the oven!
So flavorful: The wonderful Italian ingredients in this dish, such as Italian sausage and beef, Italian herbs, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella add authentic Italian flavors to the dish.
A crowd-pleaser: Everyone at the dinner table will love this baked ravioli lasagna and might even demand seconds! You can also freeze ravioli lasagna for easy future meals.

Ravioli Lasagna Bake Ingredients

A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Ground beef: Use 80/20 or 90/10 (lean or extra lean) as you will be draining off the excess grease anyway.
Italian sausage: Your choice of sweet, mild or spicy.
Aromatics: Onion and garlic add plenty of depth and flavor.
Herbs: Dried basil and oregano are good in this cheese ravioli lasagna.
Tomatoes: Canned petite diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce are the basis of the meat sauce.
Cheese: Ricotta is for the filling while mozzarella and parmesan go on top.
Frozen cheese ravioli: Takes the place of traditional lasagna noodles (and adds extra cheese to the dish too!) I used this one.

How to Make a Lasagna Using Ravioli

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Prepare the meat sauce: Brown the meat and season it. Set it aside and cook the onion and garlic in the same pot. Add the tomatoes and tomato sauce along with the meat back into the pot and simmer.
Prepare the filling: Combine the ricotta cheese with the basil, oregano, garlic powder, and onion powder.
Assemble the ravioli lasagna: Add some of the sauce to a baking dish and top with some ravioli. Add the ricotta mixture on top and then add more meat sauce and some mozzarella and parmesan. Next, add more ravioli, more sauce, and the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese and parmesan.
Bake it in the oven: Cover the lazy lasagna with ravioli in the pan with plastic wrap and foil and bake. Discard the plastic wrap and foil and bake some more, then broil to crisp up the top and serve garnished with parsley and parmesan cheese.

Substitutions and Variations

Gluten-free option: If you want a gluten-free version, use gluten-free ravioli and check the ingredients in your Italian sausage.
Different meat: Swap the beef for pork or use half and half. For the Italian sausage, any kind will work, or you could use another kind of ground meat or ground sausage.
Dried herbs: You can use fresh herbs instead. The flavor isn’t as strong so use extra if you’re going with fresh, so you’ll need maybe a tablespoon of fresh oregano and a couple tablespoons of fresh basil.
Cheese ravioli: Try plain cheese ravioli, cheese and spinach ravioli or even meat ravioli if you want a meatier dish. You can use fresh ravioli instead of frozen if you want.
Tomato sauce: Sub marinara sauce for some or all of the tomatoes.
Parmesan cheese: Sub pecorino romano.

Serving Suggestions

Appetizers: Begin your Italian inspired meal with some arancini.
Side dishes: Enjoy this ravioli lasagna with mushroom focaccia bread and watermelon feta cucumber salad.
Desserts: Serve up torta della nonna or strawberry and peach crisp to finish.

How to Store Lazy Lasagna

Store: Refrigerate the casserole leftovers in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.
Freeze: You can freeze this in portions in airtight containers for up to 3 months.
Thaw: Defrost it in the refrigerator overnight.
Reheat: Reheat in the microwave at 50 or 60% power for 3 to 5 minutes until warmed through.