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[vabreeze]

Hi LBM, Hope you are well. I was looking at your Slow Cooker Italian Ravioli Casserole recipe that was recently provided by tiny2 in the thread calling for posters to share your recipes. How many does this recipe serve and what size slow cooker do you use? There are some large quantities of ingredients listed (2- 26 oz pasta sauce... 12 oz less than half a gallon; and 2- 25 oz pkgs frozen ravioli). Are these correct amounts? If yes, would halving the recipe face t the flavor? I use my slow cooker quite a bit in the summer to avoid turning on the oven. This sounds like a delicious dish. Thanks for all of your yummy recipes you've contributed throughout the years!!! I make your Apple Lasagna often. vabreeze Started 07/01/2013 at 5:31 PM in Recipe Swap LilBitMiss­ty 5950 Posts Joined 12/15/2009 Washington State Hi friends. I am trying to pull out some of my slow cooker recipes in hopes they will give you ideas for cooking if it's hot where you are. it's to be 92* here today..solid heat!! Stay cool!. Slow Cooker Italian Ravioli Casserole 1 pound bulk Italian sausage 1 pound lean ground beef 1/2 cup onion..minced 1-2 cloves garlic...minced 2 (26 ounce) jars sun-dried tomato pasta sauce 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning...crushed 1/2 teaspoon sugar 2 (25 ounce) pkgs. frozen cheese filled ravioli 2 1/2 cups Italian blend cheese...shredded Lightly coat slow cooker with non stick spray. Set aside. For sauce: in skillet, broun sausage, beef, onion and garlic til meat is nicely brown and tender. Drain. Stir in pasta sauce, tomato sauce, sugar and Italian seasoning. Place 1 cup of meat mixture in slow cooker. Add one pkg. of the frozen ravioli and sprinkle one cup of the cheese. Top with half of the remaining meat mixture. Add the pkg. of frozen ravioli. Sprinkle 1 cup of remaining cheese over top. Top with remaining meat mixture. Wrap and chill remaining cheese..it will be used at the end. Cover and cook on low heat for 4-5 hours, OR on high heat 2 1/2 - 3 hours. Turn off cooker. sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes before serving

[DiamondGirly]

Hi there - I am posting it here in case others want the recipe...hope you don't mind! I did a search over there <<<<---------- for the title, and it came up.

*I would think you would need AT LEAST a 6-qt crock pot?? Seems like lots of poundage in there, doesn't it? Ha! Maybe someone who has made it would help. There were some who did...(luvsbulldogs daughter made it and raved over it; spix also made it/big hit....)

LilBitMissty posted this on 7/1/13:

Hi friends. I am trying to pull out some of my slow cooker recipes in hopes they will give you ideas for cooking if it's hot where you are. it's to be 92* here today..solid heat!! Stay cool!.

Slow Cooker Italian Ravioli Casserole

1 pound bulk Italian sausage

1 pound lean ground beef

1/2 cup onion..minced

1-2 cloves garlic...minced

2 (26 ounce) jars sun-dried tomato pasta sauce

1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning...crushed

1/2 teaspoon sugar

2 (25 ounce) pkgs. frozen cheese filled ravioli

2 1/2 cups Italian blend cheese...shredded

Lightly coat slow cooker with non stick spray. Set aside. For sauce: in skillet, broun sausage, beef, onion and garlic til meat is nicely brown and tender. Drain. Stir in pasta sauce, tomato sauce, sugar and Italian seasoning. Place 1 cup of meat mixture in slow cooker. Add one pkg. of the frozen ravioli and sprinkle one cup of the cheese. Top with half of the remaining meat mixture. Add the pkg. of frozen ravioli. Sprinkle 1 cup of remaining cheese over top. Top with remaining meat mixture. Wrap and chill remaining cheese..it will be used at the end. Cover and cook on low heat for 4-5 hours, OR on high heat 2 1/2 - 3 hours. Turn off cooker. sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes before serving

*Posters were saying they couldn't find the sun-dried tomato pasta sauce, so LBM replied with this (Just sharing! :

Mustang Shar..I have used this a couple of times..and then I added my own blend of Italian seasoning. BUT as AuntG and you mentioned, you could use regular spaghetti sauce..I have done that too and it works just as well and is easier.

[vabreeze]

Thanks, DiamondGirly! This was very helpful. Don't know why spacing is now an issue when posting. Looks like this recipe will feed a small army-- I will have to halve this recipe. Again, much appreciate your help!!!!