Bake Ravioli Casserole

Bake Ravioli Casserole Description This is comfort food for those winter meals. The addition of cauliflower boosts the portion size. I also added lots of fresh mushrooms cooked in a small amount of water in the microwave. You can assemble the casserole up to a day before. Cover and refrigerate. Ingredients · 1 package of refrigerated ravioli (approximately 12 ounces) · 2 cups of chopped cauliflower florets · 2 cloves minced garlic 1 chopped onion · 1 can (28 ounce) diced tomatoes with juice · 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning (or more if desired-can be a combination of oregano and basil) · 1 cup shredded low fat mozzarella cheese · 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese Instructions · Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 1-quart baking dish with Pam. · Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add ravioli and cauliflower and boil just until ravioli floats to the top (about 4 minutes). Drain and set aside. · Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet sprayed with Pam, sauté onions and garlic. Add the tomatoes and the seasonings, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. · Add the pasta and cauliflower (mushrooms) and toss to cover. Transfer to the baking dish. Sprinkle with the cheeses and bake approximately 20 minutes until the mozzarella is bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. · If you are in a hurry, substitute a 26-ounce jar of Healthy Choice spaghetti sauce for tomato mixture and skip step 3. I thought it would be a no-no to eat pasta. When I got finished preparing this recipe, I found that about three of the ravioli and the sauce are all I could eat. The cauliflower MAKES this recipe. And it acts as a healthy filler and gets us some of what we need from vegies. I'll look and see if I can find the nutritional info on this recipe. It's a healthy one though-- I got it from a bariatric cookbook that I borrowed from a friend. Enjoy! It's sinfully delicious! Love you all! Brenda

This looks so good!!! One of the staffers here has a blog that has TONS of great recipes. I read her blog everyday, it is fabulous! http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com Thanks so much for taking the time Brenda to post this!!! Tara

MMM...sounds good. Gonna try it, my girls will like it to. THANK U!!

Hi Tara and Kathleen! You're welcome for the recipes. I just thought it was a neat idea to pass some different stuff out and around. I love every single recipe that I've posted on here. I have TONS more. I can't wait to try the rest of the ones I have. I probably have enough recipes to keep us eating a different recipe every night for a good six-eight months LOL. I'll keep a postin' 'em. Love you bunches! Brenda