Do-ahead Sausage Ravioli Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 lbs bulk italian sausage
• 1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce (prego,ragu,etc)
• 1 (25 ounce) package frozen cheese ravioli
• 2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (10 oz)
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook the sausage in a 10-inch skillet until no longer pink.
• 2 drain the grease.
• 3 spread 1/2 cup of pasta sauce in an ungreased 13x9x2" baking pan.
• 4 in the pan, arrange a single layer of the ravioli over the sauce.
• 5 evenly pour another 1 cup of sauce over the ravioli.
• 6 sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of the sausage over this, then 1 cup of the mozzarella on top of the sausage.
• 7 repeat layers with remaining ravioli, sauce and sausage.
• 8 cover pan tightly with aluminum foil and refrigerate at least 8 hours, but no longer than 24 hours.
• 9 when ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit and bake covered for 45 minutes.
• 10 remove the foil and sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups mozarella and the parmesan cheese.
• 11 bake for another 15 minutes until cheese is melted.
• 12 let stand 10 minutes before cutting and serving.