Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • ½ teaspoon minced garlic
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 24 ounces jar spaghetti sauce (divided)
  • 16 ounces square frozen ravioli
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese (divided)
  • chopped parsely (optional garnish)

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium skillet brown the ground beef with the minced garlic, garlic powder, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Drain excess fat.
  • Reserve 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce and set it aside. Add the remaining sauce to the browned ground beef. Stir and heat through
  • Spray a 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Spread ½ cup of the reserved spaghetti sauce evenly over the bottom of the pan.
  • Now begin the layering. First using one-third of the ravioli make a single layer over the sauce. Top with half of the ground beef.
  • Sprinkle with ½ cup of mozzarella cheese. Make a single layer of the ravioli over the cheese.
  • Top with the rest of the ground beef.
  • Sprinkle ½ cup of mozzarella cheese. Place the final one-third of the ravioli on top.
  • Top with remaining ½ cup of reserved spaghetti sauce. Sprinkle it with the remaining one cup of mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake the casserole at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted and the casserole is bubbling around the edges.
  • Garnish and serve.