Ravioli Bake

The little girl LOVES ravioli, so this pin immediately appealed to me.  Unfortunately, it didn't actually go over all that well.

First off, it was quite boring, and I didn't even follow the recipe exactly.

Original recipe:

1 jar of pasta sauce

1 package (25oz to 27oz) of frozen meat-filled ravioli

2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese

grated parmesan cheese

My version:

1 jar of red sauce

Enough alfredo sauce for one layer

1 package frozen cheese ravioli

(I didn't measure) mozzarella cheese

1 can artichoke hearts, drained

I used alfredo sauce for the first layer, just for the fun of it, and I added artichoke hearts to each layer.  It was just blah.  If I were to try this again, I would add fake sausage, heavily spiced ground turkey, peas, basil, olives, or SOMETHING with flavor.

My other complaint, and the main reason I probably won't try it again, was how long it took.  One of the main reasons I make ravioli is how fast and easy it is.  This recipe takes 55 minutes in the oven.  Ridiculous!  Who has that kind of time?!?  Okay, I do one weekends, but still!  Maybe if the ravioli was boiled before the dish was assembled, so the oven time was really only to melt the cheese?  Hmmm...other suggestions?

Also, I really wanted it to stand like lasagna, but it SO did not.  Now, that could be because I didn't let it sit at all before I scooped away, but there's no way I'm taking the blame here.  :)