This easy meatless pasta dinner requires only 6 ingredients and 30 minutes!  Mushrooms are sauteed with spinach, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and combined with ravioli. Use baby portobellos, shiitake, oyster mushrooms, cremini, or button mushrooms.

Prep Time

    •    Prep time: 15 minutes
    •    Cook time: 15 minutes
    •    Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients

    •    1 tbsp olive oil
    •    2 tbsps olive oil
    •    salt and pepper
    •    5 oz spinach, fresh
    •    4 cloves garlic, minced
    •    1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
    •    1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
    •    10 oz ravioli (cheese ravioli, pesto-filled)
    •    10 oz mushrooms (cremini, button mushrooms or baby portobellos)

Method

1. Cook ravioli until al dente. Drain.
2. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat.
3. Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes and sliced mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
4. Add fresh spinach, minced garlic, red pepper flakes. Continue cooking and stirring until the spinach wilts.
5. To the skillet with sautéed mushrooms and vegetables add cooked ravioli, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and stir. Reheat gentle on medium-low heat.
6. season with salt and pepper.

TIPS: What to serve with mushroom ravioli - Ravioli is Italian filled pasta.  When combined with mushrooms and veggies, it is a complete meal.  Here are some ideas of what goes well with ravioli:

    •    Creamy sauce - Add a creamy sauce such as alfredo sauce or creamy sun-dried tomato sauce.

    •    Protein - Serve mushroom ravioli with grilled chicken, salmon and asparagus or baked trout. You can also serve ravioli with lamb loin chops.

TIPS: Side dishes for ravioli - Because ravioli is already rich in flavor, complement it with a lighter side dish or a salad.  Here are some ideas:

    •    Salad - Want to keep your meal meatless?   Serve simple salad with spinach or arugula.  Or, try this refreshing tomato cucumber avocado salad.

    •    Roasting vegetable - Serve roasted asparagus, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, or green beans.

TIPS: What sauce goes well with ravioli:

    •    Alfredo sauce
    •    Marinara sauce
    •    Four cheese pasta sauce
    •    Creamy sun-dried tomato sauce

This great family recipe is thanks to Julia's Album at https://juliasalbum.com/mushroom-ravioli/