Crispy Baked Ravioli

When I used to work at Tunex we would order lunch from Bruno's occasionally and I always loved to order the deep-fried ravioli.  Now I know that deep-frying isn't the best for you and it isn't the easiest either so when I saw a recipe for baked ravioli I had to give it a try. 

1/4 cup Italian dry bread crumbs*
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons milk
12 frozen cheese-filled ravioli
pasta sauce, warmed

Heat oven to 375°F. Combine bread crumbs and cheese in medium bowl.

Combine sour cream and milk in small bowl. Dip ravioli in sour cream mixture, then in bread crumb mixture to coat evenly.

Place ravioli on nonstick baking sheet. Bake 10-14 minutes or until ravioli are crisp and lightly browned. Serve immediately with pasta sauce.

To make ahead, prepare ravioli as directed except do not bake. Layer between sheets of waxed paper in a resealable plastic freezer containers. At serving time, remove from freezer. Heat oven to 375°F. Place desired number of ravioli onto nonstick baking sheet. Bake 12-14 minutes or until ravioli are crisp and lightly browned. Serve immediately with pasta sauce.

*Italian Bread Crumbs - I didn't have these in the house so I used my plain bread crumbs and add a pinch of the following spices.

Salt
Dried parsley flakes
Garlic powder
Onion power
Sugar
Dried oregano

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

I found this recipe by Chef John on Pinterest and I love it because it is so simple.  I cut my chicken into smaller pieces and pounded them out so that the meat was about the same thickness.  I used basil from a bottle because I didn't have fresh.  For leftovers the croutons were not crunchy but I would think you could zap in microwave and put under the broiler for a minute and they would crisp back up but I didn't mind that they were soft.

2 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, crushed

hot red pepper flakes, to taste

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 cups marinara sauce

1/4 cup chopped basil

8 oz mozzarella, shredded

4 oz Parmesan, grated

1 (5-oz) package garlic croutons

Heat oven to 350.  Spread olive oil in the bottom of 9x13 casserole dish.  Add garlic and red pepper flakes.  Add chicken.  Spread marinara sauce over chicken.  Sprinkle with basil.  Use 1/2 of the mozzarella and Parmesan to cover marinara sauce.  Place croutons on top of cheese.  Place the remainder of the cheese on top of the croutons.  Cook for 35 - 60 minutes depending on the size of chicken breasts or until chicken is 155 degrees.