If you like both creamy and tomato-based sauces, you’ll love this one. This pink sauce is both creamy and has tomatoes in it, making it the best homemade ravioli sauce! Just add a slice of homemade Italian bread and you’ve got yourself a restaurant-style meal!
Ingredients you’ll need:
To make the best sauce for cheese raviolis, you will need the following ingredients:
- Butter
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Flour
- Tomato paste
- Italian seasoning
- Onion powder
- Mustard powder
- Chicken broth
- Half and half
- Diced tomatoes
- Cream cheese
- Refrigerated cheese ravioli
- Grated parmesan cheese
You can use any ravioli flavor you like, and if you don’t have Italian seasoning, add dried oregano and basil.
How To Make Ravioli Sauce?
Making this ravioli sauce recipe is easy by following these simple steps:
- In a pot or Dutch oven, melt one tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of olive oil. Saute the minced garlic for 30 seconds. Add the flour and cook for one minute. Mix in the tomato paste, Italian seasoning, onion powder, and mustard powder.
- Whisk in the chicken broth until no lumps remain. Pour in the half and half and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer.
- Stir in the diced tomatoes and cream cheese. Simmer until the cream cheese is dissolved. Season with salt and pepper.
- While the sauce is simmering, cook the ravioli according to package instructions. Drain and gently stir them into the sauce. Serve while hot with freshly grated parmesan cheese on top.
What Kind Of Sauce Goes With Ravioli?
If you like creamy sauces, Alfredo sauce is great with ravioli. I like to add a bit of chopped spinach to make it more appealing. If you like tomato-based sauces, Marinara or Puttanesca are great options. Personally, I like a combination sauce like this pink sauce that is both creamy and tomatoey!
How To Serve Ravioli?
I like to begin my meal by serving a salad. Tomato, cucumber, and Onion Salad is one of my favorites. If you like to have protein with your dinner, Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken is a great option, as well as Lemon Butter Chicken and Olive Garden Chicken Marsala. If you like fish, Parmesan-crusted tilapia or Garlic Parmesan Flounder are delicious too.
Easy Ravioli Sauce
Equipment
- Dutch oven or large pot
- Pasta pot
- Knife and cutting board
- Stove
- Rubber spatula and whisk
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 ½ tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 1 ½ cups half and half
- 1-10 oz can diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup cream cheese, softened
- 20 oz refrigerated cheese ravioli
- Grated parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- In a pot or Dutch oven, melt one tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of olive oil. Saute the minced garlic for 30 seconds. Add the flour and cook for one minute. Mix in the tomato paste, Italian seasoning, onion powder, and mustard powder.
- Whisk in the chicken broth until no lumps remain. Pour in the half and half and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer. Stir in the diced tomatoes and cream cheese. Simmer until the cream cheese is dissolved. Season with salt and pepper.
- While the sauce is simmering, cook the ravioli according to package instructions. Drain and gently stir them into the sauce. Serve while hot with freshly grated parmesan cheese on top.