How To Make Ravioli with Creamy Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Sauce
Savor a flavorful Italian dish in 30 minutes with this ravioli recipe. It’s cooked in a creamy sauce with tomatoes, fresh basil, and cheese.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 20ozfour-cheese ravioli,(1 pkg), refrigerated
- 9ozRoma tomatoes,(2 large)
- ¾cupsun dried tomato,drained, halves in oil, about 13 halves
- 2tbspbutter
- 4clovesgarlic,minced
- 2½tbspflour
- 1¾cupmilk
- ⅓cupheavy cream
- salt and freshly ground black pepper,to taste
- 3pinchesred pepper flakes,to taste
- ⅓cupParmesan cheese,finely shredded
- ½cupfresh basil,chopped
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add ravioli and Roma tomatoes.
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Boil pasta according to directions on the package and cook tomatoes until skins burst (if they don’t burst after 6 minutes, then cut an “x” in the bottom of tomatoes, and boil for about 2 minutes longer).
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Remove tomatoes and allow to rest until cool enough to handle, then peel, seed, and diced tomatoes. Drain pasta.
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While pasta boils, prepare the sauce. Place drained sun-dried tomatoes in a food processor and pulse until finely minced.
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In a large and deep skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds then add flour and cook, stirring constantly for 1½minutes. While whisking, slowly add in milk and cream.
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Add sundried tomatoes and whisk to separate clumps. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add red pepper flakes.
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Cook sauce until thickened, bringing it to a light boil while stirring constantly. Reduce heat, then add Parmesan cheese and diced Roma tomatoes.
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Cook until cheese has melted, stirring frequently.
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Thin sauce with an additional ¼ cup milk if desired. Add cooked ravioli to sauce and toss to evenly coat, then toss in half of the chopped basil.
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Serve warm topped with remaining basil.
Nutrition
- Calories: 585.32kcal
- Fat: 24.45g
- Saturated Fat: 13.94g
- Trans Fat: 0.19g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.74g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.31g
- Carbohydrates: 69.09g
- Fiber: 4.19g
- Sugar: 10.36g
- Protein: 24.24g
- Cholesterol: 96.86mg
- Sodium: 695.36mg
- Calcium: 425.11mg
- Potassium: 667.88mg
- Iron: 2.94mg
- Vitamin A: 238.92µg
- Vitamin C: 11.45mg
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