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Lazy Lasagna

This easy dinner recipe combines frozen ravioli, pasta sauce, and cheese, resulting in a mouthwatering meal that tastes like traditional lasagna with minimal effort and maximum flavor.

May 6, 2019 By Lilly

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A quick & easy dinner idea the entire family will love! Just 3 ingredients needed.

Pleasing everyone at dinner time isn’t easy, especially when you have picky kids. We all tend to like different things, which is why eating out is so much fun. However, I have found this meal to not only be the EASIEST dinner recipe I’ve ever made, but it’s always a hit.

You can customize it to your own liking using cheese, chicken or beef stuffed ravioli. You can also add meat or veggies like spinach to the layers if you want. I like to spice it up with a little red pepper and serve it with caesar salad.

Calling all busy moms! Do you have a family with picky eaters to feed? My kids love this baked ravioli lazy lasagna. This popular dinner recipe is basically a dump meal. Just layer frozen cheese ravioli with pasta sauce and cheese in a baking dish. You can't mess up this quick and easy dinner. It's vegetarian but you can also add ground beef or sausage to the sauce, as well as some healthy veggies to the layers if you'd like. Make it your way! It's super versatile.

If you end up with any leftovers, it’s the BEST surprise to find in the fridge for lunch the next day.

Lazy Lasagna (just 3 ingredients!) | A super cheap and easy dinner recipe for the family.

Let’s Get Started! Gather your ingredients: frozen ravioli, mozzarella, and your favorite sauce such as marinara or alfredo. Easy peasy! I also like to sprinkle on a little parmesan if I have it on hand.

How to make lazy lasagna.

Now, let’s get to layering! Start off with a little sauce, then a single layer of half of the frozen ravioli, half of the remaining sauce, half of the cheese, and then layer again. Cover. Bake. Done.

This is obviously not really “lasagna”, but if you think about it, it’s basically the same thing: cheese, sauce and pasta all layered up and then baked. This is just the cheaters way of making it a whole lot easier, and who doesn’t love a time-saving recipe?

Lazy Lasagna - A super quick and easy dinner recipe!

Lazy Lasagna | Super quick, easy and cheap dinner idea the entire family will love!

Quick, easy and cheap dinner idea for the family! Just 3 ingredients. Lazy Lasagna

What I love most about this tasty recipe is that I can always have a few bags of ravioli in the freezer and sauce in the pantry, and then I’ve got a last-minute dinner I can throw together on busy week nights without any planning.

3 Ingredient lazy Lasagna Recipe - quick and easy dinner idea for the family!

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3 Ingredient Baked Ravioli (A.K.A. Lazy Lasagna)

If you're looking for quick and easy dinner recipes the entire family will love, THIS is it! My kids can't get enough of it. This tasty meal is made with cheap and simple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand: frozen ravioli, cheese, and sauce. Simply layer everything together and bake for something that comes out of the oven resembling lasagna, but without all of the hassle and dirty dishes.
Course: Main Course
Keyword: 3 ingredients, easy dinner, picky eaters, quick meal
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 (24oz) bag of frozen cheese ravioli
  • 1 (24oz) jar of pasta sauce (any kind)
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella (heaping)
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400° F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
  • Spread a thin layer of your pasta sauce onto the bottom of the pan (about 3/4 cup). 
  • Arrange half of the frozen ravioli into a single layer over the sauce (about 12 of them).
  • Top with half of the remaining sauce and half of the mozzarella. 
  • Repeat the layers starting with what's left of the ravioli. Finish by topping with the remaining sauce and cheese. Sprinkle with parmesan if you'd like.
  • Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes, or until the cheese starts to brown. 
  • Serve with veggies, salad, garlic bread or anything else you'd like!

Notes

  • Don't be afraid to experiment! You can also add ground beef, sausage crumbles, spinach, herbs, veggies, or extra seasoning to your layers.
  • You could also try a different sauce such as alfredo, pesto, or butternut squash. I recently discovered a sauce from Costco called "Kale Pesto With White Cheddar" that turns out amazing every time. 
  • I've had a lot of questions about using refrigerated ravioli instead of frozen. Not a problem! Simply decrease the bake time by 5-10 minutes while it's covered with foil. 

If you like this recipe, check out this list of 20 Cheap & Easy Family Dinner Ideas! 🙂

Looking for last minute cheap and easy dinner recipes for your family? You won't believe how simple this lazy lasagna (A.K.A. baked ravioli) is to make with just 3 cheap ingredients: frozen ravioli, cheese and pasta sauce. Perfect for busy weeknight meals, especially if you have picky kids! How can you go wrong with pasta? All of the ingredients keep really well, so you can always have them on hand for last minute dinners to feed your hungry family. A super yummy meal on a budget!

I tried this recipe recently with the “Kale Pesto White Cheddar” sauce from Costco. Wow! This sauce really is crazy good. You can see in the photo below.

Lazy Lasagna Recipe made with Kale Pesto & White Cheddar Sauce from Costco. This easy dinner recipe is a hit with my picky family.

My picky kids love this simple 3 ingredient meal! Lazy lasagna (A.K.A. Baked Ravioli) is a staple in my house. It's the perfect last minute dinner recipe for busy weeknight meals with your family. Plus, it's made with just 3 ingredients that are all cheap and keep for a long time! Plus, it's just as good leftover, so you can even get 2 or more meals out of it. It's vegetarian, but you could also add ground beef and anything else you'd like to the layers like veggies or ricotta cheese. Yummy!3 Ingredient Baked Ravioli (A.K.A. Lazy Lasagna) - Looking for quick and easy vegetarian dinner ideas for the family? This 3 ingredient cheap recipe is made with just frozen ravioli, cheese and sauce! Kids and adults both love it. The Lazy Dish #thelazydish A.K.A. Lazy Lasagna - Looking for quick and easy dinner recipes for a family with picky kids? This simple weeknight meal is made with just 4 cheap ingredients including frozen ravioli, red sauce and cheese. Kids and adults love this easy dinner idea (including your picky eaters and hungry husband). Everything is dumped into ONE PAN and baked. It's vegetarian, but you can also add ground beef or sausage to the layers, or veggies to make it healthy! Budget friendly, no prep, just dump and bake.

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