Olive Garden Ravioli Carbonara
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Olive Garden Ravioli Carbonara is a creamy and delicious dish! Loads of cheese ravioli coated in this delicious alfredo carbonara sauce topped with smoky bacon pieces, more cheese and a crunchy topping!
What You Will ❤️ About Ravioli Carbonara
- Comfort Food! This cheesy ravioli dish is just warm and soothing and so tasty!
- Classic Menu Item – Olive Garden has so many classic Italian dishes and this is a favorite!
- Quick!!! Making your own sauce takes less than 10 minutes and is SO MUCH BETTER than anything you’ll find in a jar!
Ingredients for Olive Garden Ravioli Carbonara
Before you get on me – I’LL WARN YOU – it’s not a traditional carbonara sauce! Here’s a recipe for a true carbonara (with tuna) and yes – it’s super tasty and has egg in it. BUT Olive Garden’s ravioli carbonara is carbonara-ish. Bonus though – it’s still delicious!!!
- Cheese Ravioli – I used the refrigerated fresh pasta ravioli (4 cheese: ricotta, romano, mozzarella, gorgonzola) – but you could use frozen or venture out with mushroom-filled ravioli! Use what you like!
- Thick Sliced Bacon – I used bacon but pancetta or guanciale would be great as well! Just don’t use bacon bits!
- Butter
- Garlic
- All Purpose Flour
- Heavy Cream & 2% Milk – you could also use half & half instead of the combo
- Parmesan Cheese – this is very common but Pecorino Romano Cheese works as well
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Breadcrumbs
Recipe Variations
We all know you have to have a salad and breadsticks with anything from Olive Garden – but you can change up the recipe if you like. Here are some ideas:
- Shrimp Carbonara – Hey – saute some shrimp and add to it for some protein. Or a grilled chicken breast!
- Spaghetti – OG uses cheese ravioli but grab any pasta (long, short or curly!) or even tortellini!
- Vegetables – add sauteed veggies like spinach, broccoli or mushrooms or frozen peas for a more traditional carbonara
- Pasta Water – if you’d like to thin out the sauce a little, save 1/4 cup of the pasta water and add it to the sauce.
- Marinara Sauce – Ok – might seem wild – but add in 1-2 cups of marinara sauce – it adds a whole new dimension to the dish! (And feeds more people!)
How to make Olive Garden Ravioli Carbonara
Quick Quick Quick! I love how fast this dish is to make – I used fresh pasta from the refrigerated section so the sauce cooks in the same time as it takes to make the pasta! Here’s how to make this delicious dish:
- Preheat oven to Broil-High. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Boil a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Add 1 tbsp salt. Once water is boiling add ravioli and cook according to package directions.
- While water is boiling, in a skillet over medium high heat, cook bacon until chewy – not crispy. Remove to paper towel To drain and set aside.
- When there is five min left on pasta, in a non-stick skillet or a large saucepan over medium heat, add 6 tbsp butter to pan. Melt butter and add garlic to the pan.
- Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Whisk in flour and then quickly add in cream, milk and 1 cup Parmesan cheese.
- Whisk frequently until sauce simmers and remove from heat
- Drain pasta when done. Add cooked pasta to carbonara/alfredo sauce and toss lightly. Pour ravioli and sauce into prepared baking dish.
- In a small bowl, melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in the microwave for 20 seconds and then mix with breadcrumbs.
- Sprinkle ravioli with breadcrumb mixture, remaining parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.
- Place ravioli in oven for 2-3 minutes under broiler until cheese is melted. Watch very closely!
- Remove from oven and serve with a sprinkle of parsley or basil
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Olive Garden Ravioli Carbonara
Olive Garden Ravioli Carbonara is a creamy and delicious dish! Loads of cheese ravioli coated in this delicious alfredo carbonara sauce topped with smoky bacon pieces, more cheese and a crunchy topping!
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Ingredients
- 20 oz Cheese ravioli
- 4 slices thick sliced bacon diced
- 8 tbsp butter divided
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1.5 cup whipping cream
- 1.5 cup 2% milk
- 1 1/4 cup Parmesan or Romano grated
- 2 tbsp mozzarella grated
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to Broil-High. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Boil a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Add 1 tbsp salt. Once water is boiling add ravioli and cook according to package directions.20 oz Cheese ravioli
- While water is boiling, in a skillet over medium high heat, cook bacon until chewy – not crispy. Remove to paper towel To drain and set aside.4 slices thick sliced bacon
- When there is five min left on pasta, in a non-stick skillet or a large saucepan over medium heat, add 6 tbsp butter to pan. Melt butter and add garlic to the pan.8 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp garlic minced
- Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Whisk in flour and then quickly add in cream, milk and 1 cup Parmesan cheese.2 tbsp flour, 1.5 cup whipping cream, 1.5 cup 2% milk, 1 1/4 cup Parmesan or Romano
- Whisk frequently until sauce simmers and remove from heat
- Drain pasta when done. Add cooked pasta to carbonara/alfredo sauce and toss lightly. Pour ravioli and sauce into prepared baking dish.
- In a small bowl, melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in the microwave for 20 seconds and then mix with breadcrumbs.8 tbsp butter
- Sprinkle ravioli with breadcrumb mixture, remaining parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.2 tbsp mozzarella, 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, 1 1/4 cup Parmesan or Romano
- Place ravioli in oven for 2-3 minutes under broiler until cheese is melted. Watch very closely!
- Remove from oven and serve with a sprinkle of parsley or basil
Notes
**We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 906kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 30gFat: 65gSaturated Fat: 35gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 197mgSodium: 1304mgPotassium: 231mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1606IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 417mgIron: 11mg
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