Your family will love this hearty and filling Creamy Ravioli Soup. Full of veggies, ground turkey and cheesy ravioli, it cooks in one pot and is ready in less than 30 minutes!
Easy & Creamy Ravioli Soup
There’s nothing better on a cold winter night than a warming soup. Oh wait, yes there is! How about if that soup is hearty enough to be an entire meal on it’s own, uses only one pot, and takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish? I call that a miracle meal!
That’s exactly what you’ll find with this creamy, delicious ravioli soup! It’s full of vegetables, meat, and ravioli. It’s an entire meal in one pot and you know I’m all about that because it means less clean up!
What is Ravioli Soup?
I’ll bet you know what ravioli are – but you might be thinking, “What on earth is ravioli soup?”
For starters, ravioli is a traditional Italian stuffed pasta. They’re usually stuffed with ricotta cheese and Italian herbs. You can also find fancier varieties available that are stuffed with butternut squash, mushrooms, you name it.
Ravioli soup plays off of the flavors in a traditional ravioli dish with tomatoes and cheese while also using ravioli as the carb in the soup. This ravioli soup is similar to tortellini soups you may have come across with the simple swap of tortellini for ravioli.
Ingredients for this Ravioli Soup Recipe
Don’t let the extensive ingredient list scare you off. I promise you we’re only using ONE pot and it’s going to be quick and easy. Here’s what you’ll need.
- olive oil
- butter
- yellow onion
- carrot
- ground turkey or Italian sausage
- garlic
- basil
- oregano
- crushed tomatoes
- chicken broth
- cheese ravioli
- spinach
- half and half
- Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
How to Make Ravioli Soup
You’re going to get started by heating the olive oil and butter in a large stock pot or dutch oven. I absolutely love using my dutch oven for hearty soups! Add in your onions and carrots and saute them until they are tender. This should take you about 3 minutes.
Next, stir in the ground turkey and cook until it’s browned. Some days I’m feeling a bit more flavor and I opt to use sweet Italian sausage in place of the ground turkey. You can make this swap, too, but it will likely increase the calorie and fat count. If you need to, drain the grease and then stir in your spices – garlic, basil, and oregano.
Next, add your crushed tomatoes and chicken broth and bring the whole pot to a boil.
Stir in the ravioli. Cook-times will vary depending on if you’re using frozen ravioli, freeze dried ravioli, or fresh ravioli. The cook time will also vary based on the size and shape of the ravioli you choose. The secret to knowing when ravioli are cooked is that they will begin to float. You can also check their tenderness with a fork. This will likely take about 6 minutes.
To finish up the soup, we stir in a few of our finishing touches. First, up is our spinach. Stir it in and allow it to wilt. Next, slowly stir in your half-and-half. Once the soup returns to a simmer, stir in the Parmesan cheese.
At this point, I will usually check the flavor and adjust my spices accordingly.
How to Store Ravioli Soup
Soups with pasta don’t always store well. The pasta will continue to absorb the liquid or broth while it sits. If you anticipate leftovers, I’d recommend keeping the ravioli separate from the soup base for storage. Let it cool to room temperature and pour into an airtight container. Scoop out the raviolis into a separate container. The soup will keep in the fridge for about 3-4 days.
If you want to store combined soup, it might be best to freeze your leftovers. The freezing process will stop the ravioli from absorbing the liquid. This recipe does make a lot of soup, but it also freezes well! Imagine how easy it would be to pull it out of the freezer and heat in a single pot for dinner on a busy weeknight. Talk about an easy dinner idea!
How to Reheat Ravioli Soup
Reheating your ravioli soup is as simple as it gets. If you’ve stored your ravioli separate from your soup base, combine the two in a pot and simmer over low heat until heated through.
If your soup was frozen, simply defrost it in the fridge and then gently reheat it.
Creamy Ravioli Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 1 carrot large, sliced into coins
- 1 lb ground turkey you can use Italian sausage, too
- salt to taste
- black pepper ground, to taste
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 can crushed tomatoes 28 ounces
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 package fresh cheese ravioli 20 ounces
- 6 cups fresh baby spinach
- 2 cups half and half
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated, plus more for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil and butter in a large stock pot or dutch oven. Add onions and carrots; cook for 3 minutes. Stir in ground meat and cook until browned.
- Drain grease, if needed, and stir in garlic, basil, and oregano; cook for 2 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes and chicken broth; bring to a boil.
- Stir in ravioli and cook for about 6 minutes, or until ravioli is just tender.
- Stir in chopped spinach and cook for 2 minutes, or until spinach is wilted. Slowly stir in half and half.
- Return soup to a simmer and stir in Parmesan cheese. Taste for salt and pepper and adjust accordingly. Serve.
42 Comments
Carrie Robinson
Feb 13, 2020 at 12:09 amAdding ravioli to soup is genius! Looks so good. 🙂
Katerina Petrovska
Feb 13, 2020 at 2:01 pmThank YOU! 🙂
AJM
Mar 20, 2022 at 9:22 pmTried this tonite…OMG!! Its sooo good and filling! I love the 1/2&1/2 with the tomatoes…so creamy and tasty. And a quick too! Thank you so much for this. I will be making again and again!
Katerina Petrovska
Mar 22, 2022 at 2:17 pmWonderful to hear! I am very happy you loved it! Thank you for chiming in! 🙂
Toni
Feb 13, 2020 at 7:09 pmI love how easy this is to make!!
Sara Welch
Feb 13, 2020 at 11:13 pmThis is everything a gourmet meal should be, and then some! Adding this to my dinner line up for the week; definitely can’t pass this up!
Katerina Petrovska
Feb 14, 2020 at 11:14 amI hope you enjoy it, Sara! Thank YOU!! 🙂
Jacque Hastert
Feb 14, 2020 at 6:43 pmLove everything about this soup! I love the use of fresh veggies and the creamy base that this soup has.
Angie
Oct 15, 2020 at 10:52 pmThis soup is yummy! My husband said it is one of his favorites. Made just like recipe using sausage ravioli and Italian sausage.
Katerina Petrovska
Oct 16, 2020 at 2:08 pmThat’s great! I am very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Joanie
Nov 3, 2020 at 8:22 pmThis is a great easy soup and tastes even better on the 2nd day! My preference is to use tortellini or small bit size ravioli for easier spooning and eating. I had to add maybe 2 tsp. of pepper to give it some needed heat. i used chicken sausage as the meat. Definitely will make again. Next time I may cook the pasta in chicken broth and add to each bowl at serving time. Easier for storage. Thankyou!
Katerina Petrovska
Nov 4, 2020 at 3:21 pmThat’s great! I am very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Sarah
Nov 7, 2020 at 12:47 amAmazing recipe!! Will definitely be making again!
Katerina Petrovska
Nov 10, 2020 at 8:28 pmThank YOU! I am very glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Wanda
Nov 22, 2020 at 12:48 amOMG girl, this is by far the best soup I ever made…used gluten free cheese ravioli and used mix of turkey/italian sausage and only made half recipe, but my tastebuds are just going crazy right now. This is definitely a keeper for me…oh and only had frozen spinach but put it in when simmering tomatoes, etc and was perfect. Thank you SO much for this fantabulous recipe 🙂
Katerina Petrovska
Dec 1, 2020 at 6:09 pmThat’s great to hear! I am very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Holly
Dec 1, 2020 at 2:58 amCan you make this in crockpot for how many hours
Holly
Jan 6, 2021 at 2:06 amCan this be made in crockpot for how many hours.
Thanks
Shelby
Jan 11, 2023 at 7:33 pmDo the pasta at the end by turning up to high or on the stove. The rest would be 4 hours on high or 6 on low.
Denise
Jan 8, 2021 at 2:24 amWhat is half and half?!
Katerina
Jan 8, 2021 at 5:00 pmHalf & Half is a blend of half cream and half milk. It’s sold in grocery stores near the milk and other dairy products.
Terah
Jan 28, 2021 at 10:25 pmThis is one of the best soups I have made. I used gluten free ravioli and it was amazing! Thank you!
Stephanie Barnes
Jan 30, 2021 at 4:31 pmUnfortunately I have been unable to find Spinach or anything like it …will it be alright without the spinach ? or do u have another suggestion in place of ?
Darlene
Dec 13, 2021 at 7:59 pmKale is also good to use in place of spinach
Linda Curnow
Nov 11, 2021 at 5:20 pmDelicious soup! I used a combination of chicken stock and chicken bone broth. Spinach and cheese ravioli plus the spinach called for in the recipe.
I just love this soup on a chilly fall night. Will be making it again during the the winter months.
Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Linda
Katerina Petrovska
Nov 13, 2021 at 10:43 amThat’s great to hear! I’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for chiming in! 🙂
VANINA
Dec 26, 2021 at 1:24 pmAbsolutely delicious and simple. Just had the idea today, I like to also try it with pumpkin ravioles.
Jodi
Jan 16, 2022 at 3:57 pmI need something for a large group, can I double this? I have a large dutch oven.
Shelley Bowen
Jan 30, 2022 at 2:28 pmThis was very good. I had frozen, braised beef ravioli, so I used it instead of fresh. I also left out the ground turkey since I had meat in the ravioli. My husband commented that if it were a little thicker, it would be a good sauce over pasta. Will definitely make again and try with cheese-filled ravioli. A keeper!
Katerina Petrovska
Jan 31, 2022 at 2:09 pmThat’s great! I’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Lexi
Feb 8, 2022 at 5:56 pmOh my god so good, I’m vegetarian so I switched out the meat for spicy soy chorizo, and used spicy vegetarian broth and let me tell you that it is the best soup I’ve made! Will definitely be making this again
Katerina Petrovska
Feb 9, 2022 at 1:04 pmThat’s great to hear! I’m very happy you loved it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Jillian
Sep 30, 2022 at 2:50 pmThis is such a yummy hearty soup. My family loves it. This last time I didn’t have any ground turkey but happened to have a bag of frozen turkey meatballs. I added them at the same time as the spinach. It was so good! Just thought I’d pass that along as an option to anyone else who makes it.
Katerina Petrovska
Oct 3, 2022 at 11:39 amThat’s great! I’m very glad you and your family enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Hannah
Oct 31, 2022 at 11:12 amI made a couple adjustments to this for my own taste; I used a 14 Oz can of tomato sauce instead of crushed tomato only because im not fond of the chunks of tomato. I actually had minced garlic and forgot to put it in so I added about a tablespoon and a half of garlic powder in the broth. I also added a bay leaf and let it simmer just a little before adding the ravioli. It turned out great. Makes enough for the whole family. Boyfriend and I will definitely eat the left overs.
Katerina Petrovska
Nov 1, 2022 at 11:25 amThat’s great! I’m very glad you and your boyfriend enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Jo
Feb 20, 2023 at 7:45 pmThis soup was so good, it’s at the top of my list and will definitely make it again!
Katerina Petrovska
Feb 21, 2023 at 2:22 pmThat’s great! I am very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Sally
Mar 11, 2023 at 6:50 pmI used mushroom ravioli and it was delicious
Katerina Petrovska
Mar 14, 2023 at 3:22 pmI’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! :P)
Susanne
Aug 31, 2023 at 8:50 pmLooking forward to making this delicious soup recipe. Do you think this soup could be frozen? I’d like to share, as I am making a freezer full of “freezer” meals to take to our son and his wife. I’m enjoying your website, Thank you.
Katerina
Sep 1, 2023 at 7:10 amHi!
Technically, you can freeze any soup/food, but the problem is the texture after it is thawed. Soups with any cream or milk tend to separate with freezing. This leads to a grainy textured soup after reheating. My suggestion is to freeze the soup without adding in the dairy, and when it comes time to reheat, you can stir in the dairy while the soup is heating on the stovetop. Or, you can make the soup, cream included, but when reheating, do it over low heat and stir as often as possible.