Get the Recipe:Two Delicious 5-Minute Ravioli Sauce Recipes
A delicious Brown Butter and Walnut Ravioli Sauce and a Creamy Cherry Tomato and Garlic Ravioli Sauce. Both are ready in just 5 minutes! Use with homemade or store-bought fresh or frozen ravioli.
10-12cherry tomatoes, halved or diced whole tomato
2-3clovesgarlic, roughly chopped
1/4-1/3cupheavy whipping cream, 35% b.f or a lighter cream, if you prefer
Fresh or dried basil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Freshly grated or shaved Parmesan, for serving
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Instructions
Boil a large pot of water for the ravioli and salt well. Add fresh or frozen ravioli and cook according to package instructions.
For the Brown Butter and Walnut Sauce: Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped walnuts to the dry skillet and cook, stirring, about 1-2 minutes, until fragrant. Add the butter and stir until melted. Add the thyme leaves then let it cook a bit further until it the butter turns golden. Remove skillet from heat until the ravioli is ready. When the ravioli is cooked, spoon out of the boiling water with a slotted spoon or spider strainer into the skillet and return the skillet to the heat. Cook, tossing the ravioli in the sauce, about 1 minute. Serve immediately topped with salt and freshly ground pepper and some freshly grated or shaved Parmesan cheese. You can also garnish with additional fresh or dried thyme.
For the Creamy Cherry Tomato and Garlic Ravioli Sauce: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the halved cherry tomatoes and cook, stirring, until the tomatoes soften. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, about 1 minute more or until the garlic has softened. Add the cream and stir to combine. Remove skillet from heat until the ravioli is cooked. When the ravioli is ready, spoon out of the boiling water with a slotted spoon or spider strainer into the skillet and return the skillet to the heat, reducing the heat to medium. Cook, tossing the ravioli in the sauce, about 1 minute. Serve immediately topped with salt and freshly ground pepper and some freshly grated or shaved Parmesan cheese. You can also garnish with additional fresh or dried basil.
Notes
Nutritional information listed is for the Brown Butter and Walnut Sauce. (The calculation for the Cherry Tomato sauce was very similar, with 417 kcal per serving).Be sure to read the Ingredient Notes and Variations above the Recipe Card. You'll also find Step-by-Step photos there, as well.