Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Slow Cooker Ravioli

This was definitely one of the easiest slow cooker recipe I've ever made! Prep time was 10 minutes tops and it was fully cooked and ready to eat within less than 3 hours! 

Slow Cooker Ravioli

Ingredients:
1 bag of frozen ravioli (I went with beef because I think it has more flavor)
15 oz can of crushed tomatoes
3 oz tomato paste
1/2 small onion, diced
1 garlic glove, crushed (or 1 tsp of minced garlic)
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp or a pinch of sugar 
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup of Mozzarella, shredded



Directions:
1. Pour frozen ravioli into slow cooker. 
2. Combine remaining ingredients, except mozzarella, and pour over ravioli. Stir well so that all ravioli are well coated.


3. Cook on low for 3-4 hours.  No longer than 5 hours because it will start to dry out. 
4. In the last 20 minutes pour the mozzarella on top and cook until melted. Enjoy! :)

A few notes: 
*The sauce is a very standard tasting marinara sauce,  it's good but you could pretty much use any kind of sauce.  
*I use liners in my slow cooker and noticed that the ravioli was starting to stick to the bag. Next time I am going to spray the bag with cooking spray before cooking. 
*There is just enough sauce to cover the ravioli, I don't like a lot of sauce so the amount was good but some people might want a little more. 
*Next time I'm adding a can of sliced mushrooms! 
*You could use any flavor of ravioli but make sure you put it in frozen or it will dry out pretty quickly.

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