Creamy Tuscan ravioli. A delicious hearty dinner that features a truly irresistible creamy sauce, baby spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and a Parmesan touch. Super easy to make, with just a few ingredients, your favorite ravioli and 15 minutes of your time. It’s just the kind of weeknight meal that’s guaranteed to become a new favorite.
Why you’ll love this ravioli recipe
This dinner is greater than the sum of its parts, it’s fuss-free, but tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen. Sun-dried tomatoes cook quickly and create a sweet sauce base that’s bright and super flavorful, especially when flavored with garlic and Italian seasoning. A handful of baby spinach is stirred in together with some heavy cream and Parmesan.
We add the cheese ravioli at the end, then sprinkle some freshly grated black pepper and chili flakes… done! It’s an effortless meal that deserves to be made.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO.
This dish is ready in no-time, with minimal effort or planning. But it also makes for a surprisingly delicious appetizer if want to treat your guests on your next dinner party.
Besides tossing the sauce with ravioli or tortellini, you can use it over pasta noodles or gnocchi. Or with with shrimp, grilled vegetables or seared chicken fillets. And don’t forget to add a big leafy salad for a real treat.
Your grocery list
Here’s what you need to make this fast Creamy Tuscan Ravioli recipe.
- Oil and butter: To add flavor and for sautéing the garlic. Use unsalted butter, it will give you complete control over the overall flavor of the dish.
- Garlic: Flavor base for the sauce.
- Seasoning: spices like salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning are all you really need.
- Sun-dried tomatoes: Use sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, they’re already marinated and full of flavor.
- Spinach: Use fresh baby spinach for best results.
- Cream: Use heavy cream or cream with at least 20% fat. It has the necessary fat content to create a stable backbone for the sauce. I don’t recommend using half-and-half or milk, as your sauce could turn out too watery.
- Lemon juice: To balance out the flavors.
- Parmesan cheese: Freshly grated, always.
- Ravioli: Use any of your favorite ravioli, like 4-cheese, spinach-ricotta, meat, seafood,…
Helpful recipe tips
- You can add a splash of white wine right before you stir in the spinach.
- Instead of spinach, you could also use chopped kale.
- To make this dish dairy-free, simply use only olive oil, swap cream for unsweetened coconut milk, use your favorite dairy-free shredded cheese or nutritional yeast instead of parmesan. As for the ravioli, use a vegan-friendly ravioli.
- You can use the sauce over your favorite pasta noodles, gnocchi, chicken or fish.
- Serve as dinner with a big side salad or as a starter.
How to store ravioli with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce
You can refrigerate the leftovers and easily reheat it over low heat. When reheating, add a bit of milk, and simmer until you get the desired consistency.
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Creamy Tuscan Ravioli
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp salt black pepper
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 3.5 ounces sun-dried tomatoes drained
- 2 ounces baby spinach
- 1.5 cup heavy cream
- 10.5 ounces cheese ravioli
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- chili flakes for serving
Instructions
- Bring a large pot with salted water to a boil.
- Before you start cooking, mince the garlic and cut the sun-dried tomatoes in half.
- Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over low. Add garlic and sweat until fragrant and soft, about 2 minutes. Stir in salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Add sun-dried tomatoes and cook for a minute.
- Add spinach and stir until it starts to wilt, about 1 minute. Pour in cream and bring to a simmer.
- Add ravioli to the pot with boiling water. Cook for 3 minutes, or according the package directions, then drain, reserving ¼ cup cooking water.
- In the meantime, to the skillet, add lemon juice and Parmesan. Stir until combined. Simmer over low until the ravioli is ready.
- Add ravioli, stir to coat. If the sauce looks too thick, add a splash of cooking water. Serve immediately, topped with chili flakes and freshly grated black pepper. Enjoy!
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this dish is so delicious! Easy to make, I added some mushrooms in the beginning.Only with the amount of cream I wasn’t that sure. I put 150 Water and 150 ml cream in, that seemed to be too much water. I had to cook it for a while till the sauce was thick enough….but eventually worked out fine 🙂
I also made so else really happy with it: He said it was the best meal he has had in a long time ! Thank you!
You’re welcome Vanessa! SO glad you both enjoyed it!
Just a note: you say, “I don’t recommend using half-and-half or milk, as your sauce could turn out too watery.” But in the list of ingredients it says, “1 ½ cups/300 ml half and half”
Hi Richard. So sorry for the confusion, it should be heavy cream. The recipe is fixed, happy cooking! Anna
Outstanding recipe that totally lived up to its billing.
Thank you!!