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Baked Ravioli - A Hot Meal for Those Cool Fall Evenings
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Ingredients: 1 lb - [500 g] frozen cheese or meat ravioli 2 tbsp - [30 mL] Canola or Vegetable Oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp - [5 mL] dried basil ¼ tsp - [1 mL] red pepper ¼ tsp - [1 mL] red pepper flakes 3 tbsp - [45 mL] All Purpose Flour 1 can - [375 mL] Regular, 2% or Fat Free Evaporated Milk, hot 1 ½ cups - [375 mL] tomato sauce 1 tsp - [5 mL] salt ¼ tsp - [1 mL] pepper 1 ½ cups - [375 mL] grated Village Mozzarella cheese ¼ cup - [50 mL] grated Village Parmesan cheese Number of servings (persons) - 6 portions Preparation time (min) - 15 minutes Cooking time (min) - 35 minutes Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease an 8” x 8” (2L) baking dish. Cook ravioli according to package directions. Drain well and reserve. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.. Add onion, garlic, dried basil and red pepper flakes. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened. Stir in flour. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring but do not brown. Whisk in hot evaporated milk and bring to a boil. Add tomato sauce. Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring often. Add reserved cooked ravioli and mozzarella cheese. Stir to combine. Pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake in preheated oven 30-35 minutes or until bubbling and lightly browned. TIPS: • You can use tortellini, gnocchi or any other of your favourite pastas. |