Appetizers
Toasted Cheese Ravioli plus Pizza Sauce
Baked not fried, these toasted cheese ravioli are the reliable game day snack or appetizer. You won’t be able to stop snacking on them!
Baked not fried, these toasted cheese ravioli are the reliable game day snack or appetizer. You won’t be able to stop snacking on them!
Coming at you with another game day recipe! We're obsessed with these crispy toasted ravioli. They’re straightforward to mix and SUCH a total crowd pleaser. They’re one of those things that we have to make when we have company coming over or we will literally eat them all myself.
We made these when our in-laws were coming over one evening. They were our appetizer before pizza arrived. It was obviously a lighter night of eating (NOT!).
These baked cheese ravioli are the reliable party food. Everyone loves them, they’re relatively straightforward to mix, they’re crispy and crunchy even as they cool to room temperature, and they’re a pretty hearty appetizer (thanks to the the cheese filling!) that will keep your guests happy and full. Oh, and they include dipping sauce which automatically makes something a winner.
You make these using a standard breading process. Dip the cooked ravioli into beaten eggs and then into a mixture of bread crumbs, herbs and spices, and more cheese. You’ll love the salty flavor of the Parmesan in the breading.
Place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet (because no one likes a big clean-up after a party) and bake. Straightforward as that! The only thing left to do after that is watch them disappear…and that will happen quickly!
- Boil ravioli and drain.
- Bread in egg whites and breading mixture.
- Bake until crispy.
- Enjoy with pizza sauce!
Happy snacking!
- Yield: 12 servings
- Prep: 15 minutes
- Cook: 20 minutes
- Total: 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (25 oz.) frozen cheese ravioli
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup panko bread crumbs (plain, not seasoned)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup regular bread crumbs (see note)
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Pizza sauce for dipping
Method
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, add ravioli and cook for three minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In one large shallow bowl, beat eggs. In another large shallow bowl, combine panko, Parmesan, traditional bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder.
- Dip each ravioli into egg and let excess drip off before dipping it in the bread crumb mixture. Place on prepared baking sheet and repeat until all ravioli have been breaded.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
Notes
If you want, you may use all panko bread crumbs and skip the regular bread crumbs. We like the coverage that the mix of the two types of crumbs provides: the fine-grained bread crumbs coat the ravioli well and the coarser panko gives them a nice crunchy exterior.
If you’re feeling a bit adventuresome, try different kinds of frozen ravioli: mushroom, spinach, sausage, butternut squash.
