Want to serve a restaurant-quality pasta dish at a dairy Shavuos meal? Not everything needs to be prepared in advance, and that includes the dishes that take five minutes to prep and serve (just don’t tell anyone). Once you have the ravioli in your freezer, you don’t need anything else since the sauce uses staple ingredients (no heavy cream!); it can be prepared in a pinch any time at all.
Prepare ravioli according to package instructions.
While pasta is boiling, prepare the sauce. In a skillet or saucepan, melt butter. Lower heat, add garlic, cook for a few seconds, then whisk in flour.
Raise heat to medium and slowly whisk in milk. Cook, whisking frequently, until mixture thickens and has a creamy consistency.
Tips:
Dress It Up! I like to add frozen herb cubes to the white sauce, especially lots of basil.
Variations:
• Restaurant Secret! Want to serve the same crispy ravioli appetizer you enjoy at restaurants? Rather than boiling the ravioli, bread it (using a standard flour, egg, bread-crumb procedure) and fry fresh. Serve alongside freshly made garlic white sauce (you can add some cream cheese so it stays creamy) or warm marinara.
• Want to make this in advance and serve as a weeknight dinner? Place marinara sauce on the bottom of a baking dish. Layer the boiled ravioli in a scalloped style. Top with white sauce. When ready to serve, warm until white sauce is toasted on top.
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Can this be made ahead?
Yes!
Absolutely YUM!!!!! My first time using ravioli, but will definitely make again. I used ravioli with a Parmesan-portabella filling.
Yum
Breaded If I am using the breaded pizza ravioli, do I need to fry it or can it be boiled? Also, can the whole dish be frozen?
I would fry it so that it gets crispy if you boil it, it will be soggy. I think the whole dish can be frozen, but then ravioli will probably not stay crispy when defrosted.
leftover sauce Can the leftover white sauce be frozen?
I find that these sauces get very piece-y when frozen.