I saw this meal on Instagram a couple of weeks ago and was so excited to try it (thank you @healthyeats_amberleigh). Then we all get sick. And even with feeling crappy and having a reduced appetite, I kept thinking about this dish. So, I put the ingredients in my Wal-Mart Plus cart so I’d be ready to order as soon as I was ready to eat.
And y’all it did not disappoint. This was SO good and so easy. I will definitely be making this again and again. I’m the only one in my house who would eat it so I divided it up into four servings and ate it over the next several days. It’s not unusual for me to fix one dish and make my lunches out of it so I’m excited to add this to my rotation. I ate it alone but it would be yummy with some vegetables or salad on the side.
A few things that I do want to point out. The cooking time is very short because you are essentially just warming up precooked ravioli and prepared sauce. This is not one of those dishes you can put in the slow cooker in the morning and come home to in the evening. The IG post that I saw the recipe on said to cook on Low for 4 hours. Mine would not have survived 4 hours. I switched over to Warm at the 2 hour mark because the noodles were starting to stick. I used slow cooker liners (get some here!) but I did not spray the liner and I recommend that you DO spray the liner.
The ravioli is from the refrigerator section of the store. It’s not frozen. If you use frozen, then you would need a longer cooking time. There is also shelf stable ravioli but I am not sure that it would work in this recipe. Here’s the actual ingredients that I used:
This would make a terrific “drop off” dish for someone. I would probably transfer it over to an aluminum pan and top with a little extra parmesan cheese.
If you don’t want to use a slow cooker, you could easily make this on the stove top. I’d heat the Alfredo and tomatoes up first and then add in the pasta and spinach.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!
Slow Cooker Ravioli
18 oz package of refrigerated ravioli
15 oz jar of Alfredo sauce (I used Newman’s Own because I have a thing for Paul Newman)
1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes (I used Italian but fire roasted would be good to)
3 to 4 handfuls of fresh spinach
Couple of dashes of Italian seasoning
Mix all ingredients together in your slow cooker. Cook on Low for 2 hours then serve or switch cooker over to Warm.
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From the heart and from the holler,
Minda