Ravioli with Dolmio 7 Vegetables Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Sauce #nodrama #ad

Your favourite pasta sauce brand, Dolmio, recently launched a new Dolmio 7 vegetables pasta sauce range. This sauce is your shortcut to flavour helping you create a quick tasty meal that has authentic Mediterranean flavours. Plus, there’s 2 of your 5-a-day in every serving!

This recipe post, ready in under 15 minutes, has been written in collaboration with Dolmio, although all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own.

15-minute midweek dinner inspiration

You know, sometimes even food bloggers like to take a day off. We don’t cook, from scratch, all of the time you know.

Sometimes there’s just not enough hours in the day to get everything done that you want to get done, whether it be after a day of adventuring, cycle training or university coursework. (Yes, dear reader, I have gone back to school!).

I have a childhood nostalgic fondness for Dolmio pasta sauces, and so when they asked me to come up with a serving suggestion for their new range of Dolmio 7 Vegetables sauces I jumped at the chance.

Introducing… *drumroll* one of my favourite quick midweek dinners: filled ravioli with a sauteed vegetable garnish served on a bed of sun-ripened tomato and basil sauce.

For two, y’know, because food always tastes better when it’s shared with someone else.

To make this recipe even easier, just use your favourite shop-bought fresh ravioli. Alternatively, if you fancy making your own pasta from scratch, I’ve got a rather nice spinach and ricotta ravioli recipe you might like.

First, you’ll need to gather your ingredients…

You’ll need…

• Dolmio 7 Vegetables Pasta Sauce – in either sun ripened tomato and basil or Mediterranean roasted veg flavours.
• Olive oil – just a wee splash for sauteeing the vegetable garnish, and a little more to stop the cooked ravioli from sticking together..
• Fresh ravioli – allow 100 grams per person.
• Courgette – half will do, cut into 1/2 cm dice.
• Red pepper – half, deseeded, cut into 1/2 cm dice.
• Pine nuts – toasted, to sprinkle on the top.
• Sun-dried tomatoes – using up leftovers from your Christmas cheeseboard (optional). Slice finely.
• Parmesan cheese – for extra Mediterranean flavour.
• Fresh basil – to garnish.
• Freshly ground black pepper – to garnish.

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How to make it…

1. Heat a little olive oil in a saute pan and gently cook the diced courgette and red pepper until they begin to soften but still retain some of their texture.
2. Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to the boil and cook your fresh ravioli for four minutes. Drain and drizzle with a little olive oil to stop them sticking together.
3. Add your sliced sun-dried tomatoes to the vegetable garnish and heat through.
4. Simmer a bottle of Dolmio 7 Vegetables pasta sauce until warmed through.
5. Spoon half the sauce onto the bottom of two warmed pasta bowls and top with the cooked ravioli.
6. Garnish with the cooked vegetables, Parmesan, toasted pine nuts, basil and finish with a little freshly ground black pepper.

Tips to jazz this ‘recipe’ up even more

• Cook a little finely diced chorizo in the pan before adding the vegetables.
• Add some finely sliced chilli, or a drizzle of chilli infused olive oil to the garnish.
• Serve with a side of warmed crusty bread with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar to dip.
• If you’re cooking for one, leftover Dolmio 7 Vegetables sauce will keep for up to 3 days in the refrigerator. Alternatively, freeze any extras for another day!
• Pop your pasta bowls in the oven on a low heat while you cook your meal. The warmed dish will keep the sauce warmer for longer and your meal will taste better.
• Make it lower calorie by omitting the olive oil. There’s enough liquid in the courgette and red pepper to saute them without the olive oil. Gently stir the warmed pasta sauce through the ravioli along with the vegetables to serve.

Dolmio 7 Vegetables Pasta Sauce

This New Year you might be trying to add a few more vegetables to your diet.

Dolmio have made this even easier with their new 7 Vegetables pasta sauce range. With 7 vegetables crammed into each bottle, their sun-ripened tomato with basil sauce and their Mediterranean roasted veg sauce help make meals even easier, no matter what day of the week it is.

With Dolmio we want to make it simple: #NoDrama.

You can find Dolmio 7 Vegetables pasta sauces in all good supermarkets.

Try Dolmio 7 Vegetables for 50% off – Shopmium Cashback Campaign

Have you heard of Shopmium? It’s a free app that enables you to access exclusive offers on everyday brands found in the supermarket – like trying Dolmio 7 Vegetables Pasta Sauce for 50% off!

As a user, you simply buy the featured product from your nearest store, take a picture of your receipt and get cashback paid directly into your PayPal or bank account!

When will you try it, and most importantly, which flavour of the Dolmio 7 Vegetables pasta sauce will you try first?

This is a sponsored recipe post written in collaboration with Dolmio, although, as always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make it possible for me to do what I love, mess up my kitchen and share recipe stories.