Stacked Vegetables and Ravioli

  Dinner

Fresh squash, zucchini and basil meet ricotta cheese and ravioli in this crowd-pleasing casserole with delicious summer flavors. One bite and you’ll know: This is what summer lovin’ tastes like.

Stacked Vegetables and Ravioli

Average Rating: 4.888888

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + standing
YIELD: 6 servings.

Ingredients

  • 2 yellow summer squash
  • 2 medium zucchini
  • 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese ravioli
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 jar (24 ounces) marinara or spaghetti sauce
  • 10 fresh basil leaves, divided
  • 3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Using a vegetable peeler, cut squash and zucchini into very thin lengthwise strips. In a Dutch oven, cook ravioli according to package directions, adding vegetable strips during last 3 minutes of cooking.
  • 2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg and garlic salt; set aside. Drain ravioli and vegetables.
  • 3. Spread 1/2 cup marinara sauce into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Layer with half of the ravioli and vegetables, half of ricotta mixture, 7 basil leaves and 1 cup marinara sauce. Layer with remaining ravioli, vegetables and marinara sauce. Dollop remaining ricotta mixture over top; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • 4. Cover and bake 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Thinly slice remaining basil; sprinkle over top.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 323 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 779mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 4g fiber), 19g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
2 starch, 2 medium-fat meat, 1 vegetable.

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