Slow Cooker Sausage and Ravioli
Cheesy ravioli, slices of flavorful Italian sausage and delicious tomato sauce make this Slow Cooker Sausage and Ravioli the perfect meal for a busy weeknight. It’s easy to make. Simply toss all of the ingredients in the slow cooker, turn it on, and 4 hours later you have a complete meal!
Slow Cooker Sausage and Ravioli
Slow Cooker Sausage and RavioliBusy weeknights mean I sometimes struggle to get dinner on the table and my slow cooker is my lifesaver. I have a whole list of slow cooker recipes that my whole family loves and right at the top this Slow Cooker Sausage and Ravioli because it is absolutely delicious and super simple to make.
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Most slow cooker recipes take a little effort, whether it is browning the meat, or chopping up vegetables, but my Slow Cooker Sausage and Ravioli is just a few simple ingredients, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian sausage links (you can use mild or spicy whatever you prefer), frozen ravioli, and fresh basil. You can add salt to taste but I usually find it doesn’t need any extra. The Italian sausage is sliced into bite-sized pieces and then added, along with the rest of the ingredients, to the slow cooker. Set the slow cooker to low, and let it cook for 4 hours, or until the sausage is fully cooked.
When you get home at the end of a long day you have a complete slow cooker dinner waiting for you. The diced tomatoes and tomato sauce cook down into a pasta sauce that takes on a great flavor from cooking with the sausage and basil all day. It coats the cheese ravioli and sausage and make a hearty meal that everyone in the family loves. Garnish the Slow Cooker Sausage and Ravioli with a little fresh basil and grated Parmesan and then call everyone to the dinner table and watch them dig in. This is one of those easy weeknight dinners that is so good there are never any leftovers.
What You’ll Need to Make Slow Cooker Sausage and Ravioli:
- Slow Cooker – I suggest at least a 6 qt. slow cooker for the recipe. Mine is an 8 quart and I love it because it holds so much.
- Grater – The grated fresh Parmesan at the end really makes a difference!
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Slow Cooker Sausage and Ravioli
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian Sausage
- 1 pound Frozen Cheese Ravioli
- 32 ounces Pasta sauce
- 14.5 ounces Diced tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Fresh Parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- Cut Italian sausage into bite-sized slices.
- Add sausage, ravioli, pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, and Italian seasoning to the slow cooker.
- Set slow cooker to LOW for 4 hours, or until sausage is fully cooked.
- Salt to taste.
- Remove from slow cooker and serve with a garnish of Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
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Best recipe I’ve found for raviolis! This looks so good!
I made this and it was pretty good. I might try Alfredo next time since my family aren’t big pasta sauce fans!
We have a 6 quart crock pot. We cooked for 4 hours on LOW and it did not cook the sausage and barely warmed the ravioli. Did you mean 4 hours on High?
We cooked ours at 4 hours on low but perhaps your crock pot cooks at a lower temp than ours. If you cook it on high I would check it after 2 hours to see how everything is doing.
I had the same problem 4 hrs isn’t enough time to cook this on low , maybe all day 8hrs on low will get it done. So your not the only one who had a problem.
If I am using refrigerated ravioli, how would you recommend cooking it?
Since refrigerated ravioli only needs to warm up I would add it in the last hour of cooking.
This was amazing!! Cooked for 4 hours on high. I added more sausage because I love sausage. I also added tablespoon of garlic powder, oregano, and sprinkled pepper on top!
Made this 4 times now. kids love it! 4 hours on high for me. Thanks for posting Kat and Melinda, much appreciated.
Great easy recipe. Used Hunts diced Basil, Garlic & Oregano tomatoes. Definitely 4 hours plus on high or 8 on low was the ticket for me.
Love this. I have made copies of this recipe and given it to friends. When my grandson visits this is what he wants for dinner
So glad you and your grandson enjoyed it!
I wanted to cook this for dinner tonight, but I forgot to put it in the crockpot. Is there a stove top version?
You can cook your sausage in a skillet then drain any fat. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir, cover and reduce heat to a low simmer. Check the ravioli after 15 minutes. If they are cooked through, you’re done 🙂
Can you freeze the left overs?
Yes! This freezes very well. 🙂
My family love this I even make it for holidays to bring to family dinners my whole family love it also to now so easy to make.
I was wondering if this is something I could make a day ahead then warm well in crockpot (for tailgating)
Yes this would be great the that!