When you crave lasagna, and don’t want to go to the store, you make do with what you have. Cheese raviolis √ Rotisserie chicken √ Now what about the sauce? I had no makings for a red sauce, nor did I have a back up jar of pre made, so I opted for an easy back up, homemade parmesan béchamel (white sauce). This turned out amazing and there’s nothing quite like a plate of warm comfort food on a cool evening!
I know that sometimes making lasagna sounds like a chore, but this simple White Chicken Ravioli Bake (a.k.a Mock Lasagna) is really quite simple. I made a homemade parmesan béchamel, but you easily could have substituted a jarred sauce (either béchamel or marinara). I’m a firm believer in homemade food, but I also know that semi-homemade is often the best way to get dinner on the table for your family.
It’s all about the layers!! And lots of cheese of course!
Another great thing about this recipe, besides how simple and tasty it is, is that you can totally change it up to suit your family. Besides using either a marinara sauce or this béchamel recipe, you can easily make it vegetarian. Lots of fresh spinach would be a great replacement for the chicken. I love the flavor that the Ortega Chile added, but you can certainly omit those. I used three different cheeses, mozzarella, jack, and parmesan, but those also can be switched up. I’d love to hear how you’d make a quick and easy “mock lasagna.”
For a complete meal, I suggest serving this with homemade Caesar Salad and some delicious Garlic Bread.
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White Chicken Ravioli Bake (a.k.a. Mock Lasagna)
Ingredients
- For Bechamel Sauce:
- 5 TBSP butter only the real stuff
- 5 TBSP all purpose flour
- 1/2 yellow onion finely chopped
- 1 clove fresh garlic crushed
- 5 cups milk I used 2%
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg I used freshly grated
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- For "Mock Lasagna" Ravioli Bake
- 1 recipe bechamel or favorite jarred sauce
- 20 oz package fresh cheese ravioli I used Buitoni brand
- Rotisserie chicken cube meat, approx 3-4 cups
- 1 small can diced Ortega chiles
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese grated
- 2 cups jack cheese grated
- **I grated the mozzarella & jack cheese into same bowl and mixed them together.
- 1 cup grated parmesan
Instructions
- For Bechamel:
- Add butter and chopped onion to med sized saucepan. Cook over med. heat until onions are translucent. Add garlic.
- Add flour and stir until well combined. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Gradually whisk in milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Once well mixed, increase heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook (still stirring), until sauce thickens.
- Remove from heat and stir in parmesan cheese
- For "Mock Lasagna" Ravioli Bake:
- Using a large oven proof casserole, spread about 1 1/2 cups sauce on bottom of pan.
- Next layer on raviolis. Top with diced chicken & chiles. Top layer of jack & mozzarella cheeses. Top with a layer of parmesan.
- Repeat layers: sauce, ravioli, chicken, cheeses, 2 more times.
- Finish with a cheese layer.
- Bake at 350* for approx 30 minutes covered, then bake for another 15 minutes uncovered until hot, bubbly, and just starting to brown.
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I really want to make this, but how much parmesan do you use for the sauce? It only says 1/2.
It’s 1/2 cup parmesan for the sauce.
Love the recipe. How much chicken do you use?
Hi, it’s listed in the ingredients. It’s meat from one rotisserie chicken which is approx. 4 cups.
OMG that looks so good and super easy too! I’ve never made mock lasagna but my mind is swirling with all of the flavor combinations this dish brings to mind!
I love this shortcut lasagna! Would make a great weeknight meal fast, easy and delicious!
Hahaha, how awesome, I have no idea if you thought of this but it is new to me and utterly ingenious, I LOVE IT!
What a great idea. Love the combination!
Now this is my kind of dish. Love it, sounds amazing. Can’t wait to try it.
Oh Renee, this looks heavenly! And you make it look so easy! I love a good white sauce, so comforting and looks so delicious!!
Thank you Whitney. I love white sauce also and it was perfect for this Ravioli Bake.
Looks so delicious and loaded with goodness!
Thank you Tina, it really is a simple and delicious meal.
Cheesy scrumptiousness! Love this mock lasagna! So great you used ravioli. I bet that stuffed pasta is awesome in this. I’m going to have o make it!
Have you had success in freezing it? Then defrost later and reheating/serve?
This sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try it. What size dish did you use? It wasn’t specified in the recipe.
Just to be sure, the fresh ravioli is not cooked before layering? thanks!
Yes, you are correct. You do not cook the fresh ravioli before assembling the casserole.
Enjoy 🙂
How many servings per recipe?
If using a jarred sauce, how much is needed for this?
Diane, you’ll see in the recipe that I used about 5 cups of milk to make the homemade béchamel, so you’d need (estimating) 4-6 cups of jarred sauce. I hope this helps.
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