A new family favorite here! I am posting our bulk recipe, which for a family of 6 (well, the newborn doesn’t eat these! lol) will provide one meal and 3 meals to freeze. So break this down into smaller portions if you desire.

2lb ground beef
1 large onion
4-6 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of Italian Seasoning
8 Tbsp. Parmesan Cheese
2 Tsp. Salt
4 large eggs

DOUGH:
4.5 cups all purpose flour
4 large eggs
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Tsp. Salt

SAUCE:
4 Tbsp Olive Oil
2-4 Tsp. Garlic Powder
2 Tbsp. Sugar
4 Tsp. basil
2 Tsp Salt
32 Oz. Tomatoes/Puree/Plain Sauce
6 Oz. Tomato Paste

To prepare:
Brown ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook until onions are transparent, garlic is cooked and beef is brown. Add rest of filling ingredients and stick in the fridge.

Begin preparing dough - combine all ingredients into a mixer and mix with a flat paddle until crumbly. then switch to a dough hook and knead until smooth. Or, do this by hand. Then cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes to rest - it makes rolling much easier as it won’t be so quick to snap back (think of elastic) when rolling.

Prepare sauce by combining ingredients, heating to a boil then let simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.

Now you’re going to take your ravioli dough and separate it into four smaller parts. One part at a time, roll out into a thin rectangle. Then cut into squares. Roll each little square out as you fill it - i like to add filling to the middle, then fold the square diagonally to form into a triangle. I think i can use more filling that way. Then pinch the edges.

Let the ravioli set for about 30 minutes for the dough to dry a little (and help strengthen the seams).

Then boil a pot of water and throw the ravioli in, cook until tender. It takes about 5 minutes, depending on how many you cook at once.

Top with sauce and maybe some parmesan cheese, and enjoy!

These freeze well. I lay the wet ravioli out on a dish rag that I want to freeze until the pasta is no longer dripping (then they wo’t stick together so bad while freezing). Put in a freezer safe container with sauce. Then i chill in the fridge, and freeze in family sized portions for a future meal. To eat, thaw and heat up - everything will already be cooked.