Ravioli Dinner

Good Morning,

At the restaurant these are make by hand, by prep cooks.

This recipe is made simple for the home cook that doesn’t have a prep cook or hours  to make home made raviolis.

Using store bought means you can have this dinner on your table in 30 minutes, but your family and friends will think it took

hours to prepare. There are some good enough brands out there, it’s hard to tell the difference between store bought or home made.

I used cheese and spinach raviolis keeping this recipe vegetarian, you can use any type of ravioli you like, I only use vegetarian filled raviolis when using store bought,

when making them from scratch I’ve used a variety of filling combinations and sauces, you can do the same with store bought.

They cook  quickly in the sauce in one pan, and you would miss the meat using the rich flavor of the crimmi mushrooms.

I like simple recipes, that come together in less than an hour, but from the looks of the meal we can tell our friends

it took hours.

This is one of those recipes, it comes together in 30 minutes, is quick and easy for family weekday dinners and

just fancy enough for special occasions.

Frying the mushrooms and  deglazing the pan with the chicken stock, and cream makes the sauce  creamy, and rich in  flavor.

You can use white wine in place of the chicken stock, because I don’t drink I give the non-alcoholic version.

I often use wine when cooking, Am okay with that, but for some who aren’t there are alternatives, use what feels and tastes good to you,

it doesn’t change the flavor enough where people notice.

To make the recipe even easier use store bought pesto. I usually make my own when I have basil from my garden,

even then I have a jar of store bought, for those recipes that need more pesto than the one I make. for this recipe I used

the pesto I make from the basil in my garden. No matter what you use, be sure you use the best and freshest ingredients

you can find, that will make the different between just so-so to WOW!!!!

 

Cooking at home restaurant style!!!!!!!!

I hope you try this and the part I like  best…..Let me know how you liked it!!!! Enjoy restaurant style cooking at home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

1 box store bought cheese ravioli

1/2 Lb crimmi mushrooms

2 cups spinach chopped

1 cup parmesan cheese

1 cup basil pesto

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 cup chicken stock

2 Tbs. chopped garlic

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 Tbs. each chopped Italian parsley, basil, and thyme

2 Tbs. each olive oil and butter

Instruction

Heat oil and butter

Add mushrooms, onion and garlic saute until golden

Add heavy whipping cream, chicken stock, pesto and parmesan cheese

Simmer until thickens about 10 minutes

Add  ravioli and spinach  simmer 10 minutes longer

Salt and pepper to taste

Top with additional parmesan……. Enjoy!!!!!