I will preface this recipe post by saying…it was hard but totally worth it!! It’s probably the most labor intensive recipe I’ve ever attempted – but the outcome was mouthwatering good!!
Spinach Zucchini Ravioli adapted from this recipe.
Ingredients
Ground Turkey
2 cups of Spinach
1/2 large onion – I chopped up the full onion
2 cloves of garlic – I used already minced garlic
Tomato Marinara Sauce – I used Pasta Sauce
2 Zucchini’s – We needed to get more since our peeling wasn’t too good
Not pictured – Parmesan cheese and cheddar cheese – the recipe didn’t call for this, but you can’t have ravioli without cheese!!
Before you start with the ingredients – you need to peel your zucchini. We used a potato peeler – but any peeler will do. A trick is to square off the sides of the zucchini so it’s easier to cut! It’ll take some practice and hopefully the zucchini doesn’t fly like it did in our kitchen, but once you’ve completed this there is only one more hard part to this recipe!
You’ll need 4 zucchini strips for each “ravioli” – so once you feel like you’ve peeled enough go ahead and put the garlic, spinach, ground turkey & onion into a wok to cook.
Once it’s all cooked – you’re ready to spoon about a TBSP to 2 TBSP’s of the mixture into the middle of your zucchini slices.
Don’t mind the blurriness in the photo – that just happens to be the steam 🙂
Fold your zucchini ravioli into squares and place into baking dish!! Make sure you spray the bottom of your dish so that it doesn’t stick & is easy to wash afterwards! Once you’ve done this – you’re home free and the rest is easy peasy!
Pour your sauce on the top and spread evenly – you can add cheese if you want to – that was a must for me!! Place in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes!
Once it’s cooled – enjoy!!
Just two helpful hints!
1. Buy some extra zucchini just in case – We ended up completely botching the first one we tried to peel
2. It’s going to take some patience to roll the zucchini into squares – so don’t try to over stuff it
Aside from being almost 100% guiltless – this is most certainly a man approved meal!!
Have you ever tried to make Zucchini Ravioli? Care to share your most difficult recipe!
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xo,
this sounds so good! and a great alternative to pasta! xo jillian – cornflake dreams
what a fun way to eat "ravioli"! adding to my must-try list.
This sounds so good. I have made zucchini lasagna but not ravioli. Love the stuffing mixture.
That looks delicious! I haven't ever tried it, but it looks amazing!
Raindrops of Sapphire
Yummy! I've seen a gazillion zucchini recipes on Pinterest lately, so that combined with your post is probably a sign that I need to try one out. 🙂
This sounds like such a yummy idea! Definitely more labor intensive then I normally go for but it looks divine!
Those look DIVINE! I can't wait to try them!
I am very impressed! Did the zucchini get watery when you baked it or did it stay pretty crispy? I am cracking up thinking of those things flying around your kitchen! Sounds like something that would totally happen to me!
Umm yum! That looks amazing! It definitely sounds a bit complicated making zucchini ravioli though!!
<3, Pamela
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This looks delish. Good share!
Yum this looks so delicious!! I have a mandolin and I bet it would make it a lot easier to get thin zuchinni strips. I always have things flying around my kitchen when I cook. My husband says I'm the messiest cook! He's just bitching bc he has to do all the cleaning! Haha
Life as I know it
Nice work, and good for you for taking the time. Peeling zucchini can definitely be a little challenging for sure!! Even though I prefer traditional ravioli, this looks pretty good. 🙂 Thanks for sharing lady!!
um is it bad that i kinda got teary reading this recipe? i miss ravioli so much and cant eat it because they dont make gluten free ravioli, but now i can make this! seriously, so happy. printing right now.
i am confused about the peeling of the zucchinis though, i will have to watch a youtube video on how to do it haha.
Yum! I'm definitely adding this to my recipe list for next week! You go you little Martha Stewart you!
This looks amazing!! Will definitely try this recipe. I am obsessed with zucchini and ravioli is one of my favorites. One of my more time consuming recipes is Chicken scampi but it is to die for so it is worth it! XO
This recipe is so creative! I love the idea of making Ravioli from Zucchini! Amaze!
Looks amazing and SO worth it!
Zucchini pasta is one of our weekly staples! Love this recipe!
This looks amazingly delicious!!!! Oh so healthy too! Thanks for sharing!
This looks so amazing!! Did it come out watery? I made zucchini lasagna once and it came out watery! 🙁
<3 Shannon
Upbeatsoles.blogspot.com
This sounds and looks so amazing, definitely adding this recipe to my list!
prosecco in the park
YUM I love zucchini!! I'll definitely have to try this recipe out! When I'm feeling ambitious….hahaha
yum, yum. Buon apppetitio.
This is amazing!!!! Did you use the peeler to cut the strips that you used for the noodles too, or just to get the skin off? I've recently decided I eat WAY too much pasta/rice/carbs, so this is such a good way to make something I love without that!
This recipe looks amazing and so yummy. Good job! I'll have to try it when I have some time to actually cook
Yum!! I love anything zucchini-related, this looks delish!
omg i don't think i have the patience but looks so so good
Mouth-watering!! I bet eggplant would go great in there too.
Look at you, cooking queen! Love this recipe!
-Ashley
lestylorouge.com
This looks AMAZING! I bet it was worth all the hard work 🙂
Sounds good! Pinning for later!
I actually hate most vegetables but that looks edible! I might even try to make that!
I've never seen zucchini used like that – just flat as noodles – this is genius!
Yummm!! We've been trying (trying being the keyword haha) to cut back on carbs lately so this is a great alternative! Definitely giving this one a try!
Oh my this looks amazing! I would never have thought to make ravioli this way!
I would love to make something like this but I'm definitely scared I'll flub it up. haha. Pinning it for later, however, in case I start to feel brave. haha. Stopping by from the linkup!
This looks absolutely amazing! Zucchini is the perfect alternative to noodles, so this is great! xo
so freaking impressive!! i have heard of zucchini lasagna before but this is even cooler!! thanks for sharing 🙂
these look might delish and tasty!! i love the addition of spinach to the ravioli filling
You lost me at labor intensive… but it looks absolutely delicious!!
Yum!! I made these once and had about 7/10 come out haha!
Look at you with your bad ass self – lovely dish and great job!
OH my gosh!! This looks delish! and not to mention healthy! I am going to have to give this a try…hopefully it will turn out as good as yours 🙂
Maggie
PolishedClosets.com
Ooh that looks really good! What a good idea. Looks like a lot of work though! I may have to give it a try this winter when i'm cooped up inside 🙂
This looks amazing! I've been looking for some new healthy recipes so I'll def be giving this a try!
Yummy! I have a ton of zucchini in my garden and I'm always looking for recipes to make with it! It does sound like lots of labor though! Haha 🙂
Oh my god this is genius and makes this gluten-free gal so happy! Thanks so much for sharing!
i may have told you before, but you and my aunt have the same plates. makes me smile. that does look like an intense recipe!!
yesss girl! The hubs loves anything with zucchini so I will def try this one for him!
Im not sure how I would do with the "hard" parts – but youre right, it looks totally worth it!
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This looks SO good! Zucchini is one of my favorite foods! I wonder if it'd be good if I substituted the meat for quinoa or something along those lines…?
Well this looks amazing!! I think with the cheese added my husband might actually eat it!
looks tasty! but I thought ravioli were made of pasta, and there is no pasta in this recipe (?) well, I'll try it anyways because it looks yummy!
Pinning this now- looks delicious!!!
This looks great and super healthy. Thanks for the recipe!
wow, i really had no idea where you were going with this recipe but this sounds genius!!! i really want to try this! of course, i would use ground beef lol
I have so many Zucchini right now, this sounds like an amazing new way to eat them. I'm always looking for new ways to eat them. Although I'll probably add goat cheese or something to the turkey mix, just to make it a little less healthy.
Thanks for sharing!