Baked Ravioli

Photo Credit: Health is Wealth Photos.

 

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 ½ tbsp. garlic
• 1 tsp. thyme
• ½ tsp. oregano
• 1 can stewed tomatoes
• 1 can diced Italian-flavored tomatoes
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 pounds of frozen ravioli
• ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of light shredded Mozzarella
• 1 cup of Cheddar cheese

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• Mince the garlic
• Heat a large sauce pan over medium heat and add olive oil to it
• Add the minced garlic and sauté with salt and pepper for about 1 minute
• Add thyme, oregano and all of the tomatoes
• Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer right after 
• With a spoon work the consistency of the tomato chunks, breaking them into smaller edible pieces
• If there are any tomato chunks you can't break apart with a spoon, ladle them out and use a blender for them, return these blended tomatoes to the sauce pan when finished  
• Return blended mixture to the sauce pan 
• Simmer for about 15 minutes
• While the tomatoes are simmering, add ravioli to a large pot of boiling water.  Boil until the ravioli floats to the top, it will compete cooking in the oven 
• Drain the pasta and toss with the tomato sauce in a large bowl
• Pour mixture into a 9" by 13" pan
• Top the pasta and tomato with a layer of Parmesan cheese, then a layer of mozzarella cheese
• Bake for 20 minutes, until pasta is golden.

Bon appétit!