Ravioli Pesto
20-minute Ravioli Pesto
I have been quite busy lately so I have been relying more on cooking short-cuts, such as this ready-made four cheese ravioli, to prepare dinner in a jiffy. I discovered them after my friend used ready-made tortellini to prepare a gourmet and fuss-free lunch for us. I made my favourite pesto as the sauce for the ravioli and the result was blissfully delicious. You can also use tortellini for this recipe.
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If you love pesto dishes, check out my pesto pasta, pesto pizza and baked salmon with pesto recipes. You can serve this pasta on its own, or with a side dish of baked portobello mushrooms.
Ravioli Pesto Recipe
- Serves: 2
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 7 mins
This is a gourmet meal you can whip up quickly and easily using ready-made ravioli. You may also use tortellini in place of ravioli.
Ingredients
- 140 grams refrigerated ravioli
- 30 grams sweet basil leaves
- 20 grams toasted pine nuts
- 1 clove garlic peeled and sliced
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- 1-2 fresh basil leaves shredded by hand (for garnishing)
Instructions
- Cook ravioli in salted, boiling water according to package instructions. Drain and set aside. Reserve half a cup of pasta water.
- To make fresh pesto, blend basil, pine nuts, garlic and cheese until well combined. With the blender motor still running, gradually pour in extra virgin olive oil to achieve a thick, smooth consistency. If the pesto becomes too thick, add more oil. Alternatively, use a mortar and pestle to pound the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper, or more cheese to taste.
- Mix cooked ravioli, pesto and about 1-2 tbsp pasta water; stir until well combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with shredded basil leaves before serving.
(Get step-by-step photos, cooking notes and ingredient list on page 2)
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I saw this refrigerated ravioli at Cold Storage but had no idea how to cook them. Next time I will grab one packet and try out your recipe. Thanks for sharing!!
Oh! Your pesto sauce looks delicious…I have a basil plant and lots of basil leaves…that might be the way that I’ll be using soon :)
Hope you are having a great week!
Looks really delicious!
Thisi s a great dish…
I have been cooking “repeats” too, including short-cuts to recipes. Sometimes a little tweak here and there do miracles. I also made pesto recently. Now I shd stock up some refrigerated ravioli so that such a dish can be ready in minutes in future.
Looks delicious! I love pesto!
Basil pesto is such a delicious thing! I have new basil plants, and I can’t wait to pick some leaves and make pesto.
I love pesto! I’m actually going to be making a batch of it soon to bake on some bread sticks. I’ll be putting it on some pasta too
This sound so healthy and good!
That looks yummy! I love pesto
Your pesto looks mouthwatering! This is another recipe I need to try out! ^_^
Oops…how did I miss this post? This sounds incredibly delicious!! Yummm Yumm!!
Thanks for sharing the recipe! Mind sharing where do you get pine nuts from? Can’t seem to find from local supermarkets. :)