Baked Ravioli Bites is an easy recipe for a crowd-pleasing appetizer! Add a two ingredient Balsamic Dipping Sauce and these ravioli bites will be the star of any party!
Fried ravioli is a popular item on appetizer menus but I took this opportunity to make them not only fabulously delicious but healthier for you too! Enter, my baked ravioli recipe!
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Because, really, why deep fry in oil when you can bake in the oven and have your ravioli appetizer be so much healthier and even more delicious?
Store bought cheese ravioli transform into a crispy appetizer that's perfect for any party or game day snack. No need to deep fry with greasy oil anymore.
Our baked cheese ravioli puffs up in the oven turning into a crispy pasta with a creamy cheese filling.
The addition of balsamic vinegar to jarred pizza sauce makes these bites perfectly pop-able and totally irresistible.
The two ingredient dipping sauce for fried ravioli is so easy to make and so delicious too.
Be careful not to eat them all yourself because once you start dipping and popping you won't want to stop!
You'll want to check out these easy appetizer recipes too!
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How to make baked ravioli appetizer
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts for toasted ravioli in the recipe card below
- Preheat the oven to 450F.
- Combine breadcrumbs, shredded cheese, parsley, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
- Dip frozen ravioli, one by one, in melted butter and then toss in breadcrumb mixture until evenly coated. Arrange in single layer on baking sheet.
- Bake 18 minutes or until ravioli are puffed.
- Meanwhile, combine pizza sauce and balsamic vinegar. Simmer or microwave until heated through.
- Serve ravioli bites with dipping sauce, scraping up any brown crispy bits from the baking sheet and sprinkling them over the bites!
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make can easily make this recipe with large ravioli too
- You can use square ravioli or round ravioli to make your baked breaded ravioli
Substitutions
- Substitute dried basil for the Italian seasoning
- Substitute seasoned panko breadcrumbs for the panko breadcrumbs
- Substitute jarred marinara sauce for the pizza sauce
Ingredients for ravioli bites
- panko breadcrumbs
- shredded cheese
- parsley
- garlic powder
- dried Italian seasoning
- kosher salt
- butter
- frozen mini cheese ravioli
- pizza sauce
- Balsamic vinegar
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Oven-Baked Ravioli Bites & Balsamic Dipping Sauce
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Ingredients
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup shredded cheese
- 2 Tbs. chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 6 Tbs. butter , melted
- 1 pkg. (13 oz.) frozen mini cheese ravioli
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 Tbs. Balsamic vinegar
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Combine breadcrumbs, shredded cheese, parsley, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
- Dip frozen ravioli, one by one, in melted butter and then toss in breadcrumb mixture until evenly coated. Arrange in single layer on baking sheet.
- Bake 18 minutes or until ravioli are puffed.
- Meanwhile, combine pizza sauce and balsamic vinegar. Simmer or microwave until heated through.
- Serve ravioli bites with dipping sauce, scraping up any brown crispy bits from the baking sheet and sprinkling them over the bites! Yum!
The cheeseburger empanadas sound really good.
Hi Tiffany! Yes, the Cheeseburger Empanadas are delicious! let me know how they turn out for you if you make them. And thank you so much for stopping by Swirls. Happy cooking and savor the moment, Gwynn