This Cheese Ravioli with Homemade Tomato Sauce is magnificent! It’s a super simple dinner recipe that will have your family rushing to set the table every time!
I am so, so in love with this simple, delicious pasta. And I am so excited to share the recipe with you guys today! First of all, it’s fresh, homemade, brown butter tomato sauce. You had me at brown butter. But second of all, it’s so easy. Like five-ingredient, done in 10 minutes easy. I whipped this up for us after we had been painting the office / scrapbook room all day and we were starving, and I didn’t feel like cooking, and I needed something super quick and easy to make. It’s one of those “I don’t feel like making dinner!” dinners, but it totally knocks your socks off. It is definitely going into our dinner rotation! With fresh tomatoes and basil, it’s the perfect summer meal. But it will also warm you right up on chilly nights as well! It’s fresh, filling, decadent, and divine. It’s everything I want in a pure, simple pasta. And just look how easy it is to make! :)
Just five simple ingredients! Cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, cheese ravioli, Parmesan, butter, and salt and pepper.
This incredible pasta recipe comes from the brand new Recipe Girl Cookbook written by my beautiful and talented blogging friend Lori Lange. Her blog, RecipeGirl.com, has over 2,600 of her best recipes and theme menus for entertaining and every day. And now she has her very own cookbook with brand new recipes to share! You may remember Lori from this San Diego travel post a few years ago. We had the BEST fish tacos ever on that trip and and I am still dreaming about that Midnight Madness cake! And to this day, that is one of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve ever seen. Lori is an extremely talented recipe developer and her book is filled with her fabulous recipes that are tested, tried, and true.
When I saw this recipe in Lori’s new book I knew it had to be made immediately. With only five simple ingredients, a cook time of 12 minutes, and it’s pasta?? This recipe totally speaks to me.
How to Make This Easy Pasta Dish
First, cook the ravioli according to the package directions. Mine were done in 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in large skillet over medium heat.
When the butter is melted, add the cherry tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes begin to soften and burst and the butter turns brown, about 7 minutes.
After the seven minutes were up, my tomatoes were soft and perfect, but they were still mostly whole. I wanted them to be a little more saucy, so I gave them each a little mash with the back of my spatula. We loved it like this! But you could certainly leave them whole if you prefer.
Next add in the chopped basil, salt, and pepper and stir to combine.
Serve the tomato sauce over the warm ravioli and top with fresh Parmesan cheese. I used shaved Parmesan here.
You guys. This is a-mazing. Seriously. Perfect, fresh, and fabulous in every way. Awesome job, Lori!! You totally nailed it!! :) This will be made again and again.
PrintCheese Ravioli with Homemade Tomato Sauce
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Total Time: 37 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Cheese Ravioli with Homemade Tomato Sauce is magnificent! It’s a super simple dinner recipe that will have your family rushing to set the table every time!
Ingredients
- 2 (9-oz) packages fresh ravioli
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 cups cherry or pear tomatoes
- 1/2 cup fine chopped fresh basil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook the ravioli according to package directions.
- While the ravioli is cooking, prepare the sauce. In a medium skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low, add the tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes begin to soften and burst and the butter turns brown, about 7 minutes. Stir in the basil. Season the sauce with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve the brown butter tomato sauce over the freshly cooked ravioli. Sprinkle individual servings with cheese.
To see more recipes from The Recipe Girl Cookbook, visit the following blogs participating in a virtual book launch party for Lori. Every day this week a different blog is sharing a new recipe from The Recipe Girl Cookbook along with a KitchenAid blender and cookbook giveaway!
- Monday (Breakfast):  Two Peas and Their Pod — Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
- Tuesday (Lunch):Â Â Picky Palate — Avocado-Topped Hot Dogs with Creamy Chipotle Sauce
- Wednesday (Happy Hour): Eat, Live, Run — Sweet Smokin’ Hot Mango Chipotle Guacamole
- Thursday (Dinner):Â Kevin and Amanda — Cheese Ravioli with Brown Butter & Fresh Tomato Sauce
- Thursday (Dinner):Â FoodieCrush — Garlicky Swiss Chard and Chickpeas
- Friday (Dessert):Â RecipeBoy — Snickerdoodle Blondies
Today my recipe buddy is Heidi of Foodie Crush, she is making Lori’s Garlicky Swiss Chard and Chickpeas. Be sure to check it out!
Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoy! :)
Not only is this FABULOUS, but easy. Been an easy go-to when we want to have something fancy and yummy, but not spend a lot of time in the kitchen!! Thanks!
I had to make this today and I’m so glad I did, it’s going into my “half-hour great recipes” file. Had no cherry tomatoes so chunked up whole ones, and I browned the butter first because of the way my stovetop works. Otherwise no changes (except that the cheese-filled ravioli were tortellini in my case) and suffice it to say, it was heavenly.
Thanks for this simple, but amazing recipe! I’ve featured it on my meal plan blog post today and I made it for dinner tonight. YUM! http://thediymommy.com/meal-planning-monday-week-one-simple-real-family-dinners/
Nice an simple recipe – we love it! The sauce sounds amazing. Can’t wait to try it this weekend!
Yummy! I love pasta. I love cherry tomatoes. This recipe is a winner for me!
I made this sauce tonight. I added onion, garlic and white wine and it was delicious! I served it with a chicken & mozerella sausage. Thanks for the inspiration!
Made this tonight… It was AMAZING!!!
What a gorgeous dish and it looks easy enough to get it all done on a weeknight too!
I made this sauce tonight for some leftover cheese tortellini we had in the fridge, and it is AMAZING. So easy and so good. I added some fresh garlic to kick it up a notch and it was a perfect addition. I’m not really much of a cook, so if I can make this and it tastes good, anyone can make it!
We had a little sauce leftover, so we put it on Boudin Sourdough Crisps from Costco, sort of like a saucy bruschetta, and that tasted amazing too!! It was so good we didn’t want to stop eating it LOL Thank you so much for posting this recipe, it’s a permanent addition in our house :)
This pasta sounds amazing, Amanda! I love that it’s really simple. Thanks for sharing!
This looks so good! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
We are always down for a simple pasta night in our house! This recipe sounds like a hit.
This sounds incredible! Love the idea of brown butter in tomato sauce!
This meal looks so fabulous and so simple. I cannot wait to make it myself.
Just drooling over your photos here, Amanda! Mmm. Fresh and delish! You guys really did Lori’s cookbook justice. Pinned to our group board at Pinterest! xo
This looks amazing and I love how simple it seems. Your photos are beautiful (as always :)).
Oh, I must make this!
If anyone ever tells me I have gluten issues, it will be trouble.
Oh my GAWWWWWWSH this is fabuuuuuulous.
Printed… trying it next Monday or Tuesday! Can’t wait. This is right up my ally! I’ll be hitting the italian Deli for fresh ravioli’s – Mmmmm
Love how easy Lori’s recipe is – can’t wait to see her new cookbook! Gorgeous photos Amanda!
yum – can not wait to try this!
Thanks!
Sandra ltb
This looks delicious! We will definitely be giving it a try.
How fantastically delicious!
Totally trying this!
I definitely need to get that book! This pasta looks off the charts good! And the shaved parm?! Oh yes!
That looks amazing! Can’t wait to see the book!
I could eat pasta at just about every meal, LOVE this sauce….looks delicious. Can’t wait to see the rest of her book.
just pinned it to “Dinner at My House” I know my family will love this.
Lori’s cookbook is every bit as fabulous as she is! ;)
This is fantastic! I love how it’s so simple with a few ingredients, but looks heavenly.
This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to get my hands on that cookbook. Great pictures!
Amanda, I just love how you lay out the simple ingredients in your recipes. That snapped picture helps me make my grocery list and also note the brands you are using. Thanks a bunch!
I just figured out what we’re having for supper tonight! :-) Thanks!
LOve this sort of pasta sauce! I need to get her book!
This is my kind of recipe – simple, and full of flavor! Great job, Amanda!
This sounds and looks delicious!
This, I may have to try. Looks yummy!
I have to say Amen to Averie. Your photos are gorgeous! Can’t wait to try this recipe. Love fresh ingredients:) Pinned!
Amanda these images are just stunning! The vibrancy is just…so gorgeous! So much light just bouncing. Must be all that great browned butter! :) Congrats to Lori on her book and to you for bringing this recipe to life in such a gorgeous way!