Crockpot Ravioli

This Crockpot Ravioli recipe is made with ground beef, marinara, and cheesy ravioli with lots of shredded mozzarella cheese! It's so easy to make for weeknight dinners in the slow cooker. No need to thaw or cook the frozen ravioli first - the slow cooker does the work.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3 10

Total Time 3 15

Servings

Calories 799kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
40-48 ounces jarred marinara sauce see notes
25 ounces frozen cheese ravioli
3 cups shredded mozzarella
Parsley or basil for garnish

Instructions

Brown the beef in a large, deep skillet over medium heat, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain off the grease and add the marinara sauce to the beef. Stir to coat.
Spread 1 cup of the meat sauce into the bottom of a greased slow cooker.
Top with half of the ravioli. Pour half of the meat sauce over the top and sprinkle on 1 ½ cups of cheese. Repeat the layers of ravioli, sauce, and cheese.
Cover and cook on low for 3 hours, until the ravioli is tender and the cheese is melty.
Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley or basil before serving, if desired.

Notes

This is meant to be a quick, easy weeknight meal but it can easily be dressed up if you have a bit more time! Brown some onions and garlic with the beef to add more flavor or use our homemade spaghetti sauce in this recipe in place of the beef and jarred sauce.

We usually find marinara sauce to be sold in jars around 24 ounces. If your favorite brand is a different size, just do your best to get to around 40-48 ounces of sauce. Ragu makes a 45 ounce jar that works great here, though Rao’s is my personal fav jarred sauce. It’s pricey though.

Feel free to doctor this up with additional spices. Some dried Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and red pepper flakes can really amp up a jarred sauce. Just season until it tastes right to you.

All slow cookers cook a bit differently and some run hotter than others. This is done for me right around the 3 hour mark. It can easily be flipped to warm if yours gets done a bit sooner than expected. I haven’t tested cooking this on high, but I’d guess it takes around 1 ½ to 2 hours.

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