Lobster Ravioli with Alfredo Sauce
Most of us don’t have time to actually cook some days and just want to whip up something easy that’s still interesting and tasty to eat.
Tuesday was one of those nights for us so we opened up a package of Lobster Ravioli that we picked up at Trader Joe’s for dinner. If you’re in a pinch and don’t want to eat a frozen or canned meal, this is a fun way to go while still telling yourself that you’re eating “lobster”.
Just cook the ravioli for about 5 or 6 minutes in shimmering water, drain, and bring it back to the stove top and add your favorite alfredo sauce to the mix. For this, we chose Bertolli’s Creamy Alfredo Pasta Sauce and added some herbs and pepper flakes to spice up the dish a little bit so that it doesn’t taste completely pre-made.
Overall, it’s not a bad dish and is a super quick fix when you’re in a pinch. And since I’m going to try and stay true to my calorie counting that I started this week, I figure this dinner nets out to about 380 calories. It’s not bad, but not great either considering I didn’t have any vegetables.
What did you have for dinner last night? Do you have any favorite go-to recipes when you’re low on time? I’d love to hear what they are!
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On September 19th, 2008 Bubbles said:
my absolute favorite “KWKFX” meal is Chicken & Spinach Salad:
rotisserie chicken breast (from deli)
bag of pre washed baby spinach
1 small apple
1 pk raisins
1/2 vidallia onion
1 tsp sugar
brown onions in pan with sugar. meanwhile chop up or shred chicken breast from rotisserie chicken. chop apple.
toss spinach, raisins, apple, chicken and onions together. top with your favorite dressing.
*crumbled goat cheese and candied almonds (pre-candied from store) are a nice touch to this dish!!
On September 19th, 2008 joi said:
Hmmm it must have been alfredo sauce TJ night last night.:)
we splurged and had trader joe’s tri colored tortellini with chicken sausage in red pepper alfredo sauce with garlic baguettes..
On September 19th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Bubbles,
Thanks for stopping by! And thanks for the yummy salad recipe – the Boyfriend and I don’t eat nearly as many greens as we should
Hope you’re having a good Friday!
On September 19th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi joi,
Anything with the word “baguette” in it sounds good! LOL
I’ve never tried red pepper alfredo before – I think I may put that on my list to try soon.
On September 20th, 2008 karrie said:
Hi Lilan,
I’ve bought those same ravioli.
I also like to get a bag of their frozen artichoke hearts to add to the pasta…or mushrooms or even spinach.
On September 20th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi karrie,
What a great idea to add veggies to the dish! I’ll try it next time with spinach
Do you have any fun plans for dinner tonight?
On September 21st, 2008 Jazzy said:
I also buy those same raviolli and cook them the same way. I love TJ’s!
On September 21st, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Jazzy,
Thanks so much for stopping by!
What are some of your other favorite items from Trader Joe’s? I adore their pita chips with the jalapeno artichoke dip