HEALTHY RECIPE
APRIL 2024
Ravioli lasagna cups
Frozen ravioli serves as both the pasta and cheese filling in this super-easy and wallet-friendly riff on lasagna. Layered with marinara sauce, garlicky spinach, and a finishing touch of mozzarella, it’s saucy, rich and cheesy. While you could make this recipe in a casserole dish, using a muffin tin helps with portion control. Prep tip: Use frozen spinach in a bag instead of a box. Bagged spinach stays more separate and thaws more quickly than the solid block you’ll get from a box.
Ingredients:
12 sprays cooking spray
15 ounces frozen cheese ravioli without sauce (24 average–size pieces)
1 ½ teaspoon olive oil
3 medium cloves garlic, minced
10 ounces frozen leaf spinach or chopped frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 ½ cups jarred fat-free marinara sauce
¾ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (about 3 ounces)
Directions:
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
Step 2
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add ravioli and boil 2 minutes. Drain and pat ravioli dry with paper towels.
Step 3
In a small skillet over medium heat, warm oil and garlic until fragrant and barely golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Squeeze as much liquid as possible from spinach and “fluff” spinach with fingers. Stir spinach into oil mixture.
Step 4
Into each muffin cup, layer 1 ravioli, 1 tablespoon marinara sauce, about 1 ½ tablespoons spinach, 1 ravioli, 1 tablespoon marinara sauce, and 1 tablespoon mozzarella.
Step 5
Bake, uncovered, until sauce is bubbly and cheese melts, about 15 minutes. Broil 1 or 2 minutes to lightly brown the cheese, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving size: 2 lasagna cups | Calories: 234 | Total fat: 8 g | Saturated fat: 4 g | Sodium: 386 mg | Total carbohydrates: 27 g | Fiber: 3 g | Protein: 14 g
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