An easy one pot meal ravioli soup recipe! A tomato and beef broth based soup filled with cheese ravioli, ground beef, carrots, and lot of herbs and spices. So flavorful and perfect for busy weeknights! Save well as leftovers!
1tbspchopped fresh Italian parsleyplus more for garnish
2tbspparmesan cheeseshredded, plus more for garnish
1cupcarrotsdiced
1/2lbscheese ravioli
beef bouillonoptional
saltto taste
black pepperto taste
Instructions
Heat a large pot under medium heat, add vegetable oil, minced garlic and diced onions. Once garlic and onions are fragrant (do not brown or burn), add ground beef and cook until it is no longer pink in color. Add diced carrots.
Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and beef broth. Then add basil, oregano, fresh parsley. Turn up heat and bring to a boil.
Add more beef broth if you desire a thinner soup. Bring it to boil again.
Add ravioli and cook ravioli based on package instructions. You may need to cook ravioli a minute or two longer than instructed on the package. (See Note 1)
Add parmesan cheese. Stir to combine. Add beef bouillon if desired. Then add salt and pepper to taste. If soup is already salty (especially if you added beef bouillon), you might want to omit salt. Remove from heat.
Garnish with parsley and more parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Note 1: Package instruction for cooking ravioli assume boiling the ravioli in water. Since this soup is thicker than water and has other items in it, it will take longer to fully cook the ravioli.This recipe was retested and updated with minor modifications on November 2023 for improved taste and process!