Alfredo Chicken with Ravioli

You know what it's like when it's cold and blustery outside and nothing has gone the way you want?

Imagine sitting down to a dish of this almost-effortless skillet dinner and feeling all the stress of the day fall away. You need this - creamy comfort food that's perfect for the cold, blustery days.

You might also want to try this Grilled Chicken Alfredo Pasta or the creamy 30 minute meatball stroganoff.

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• ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
• 🧾 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• How to Cook Ravioli
• 💭 Things to know
• 👩🏻‍🍳 Frequently asked questions
• 🥫 Storage
• 📚 Related recipes
• 🍽️ Serve with...
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

Creamy chicken Alfredo ravioli skillet is done in 15 minutes with almost no prep time at all! It's cheesy comfort food that's definitely restaurant worthy - and if you've got kids they'll love it, too.

If you like this you'll like my crockpot Ranch chicken, too!

🧾 Ingredients

The spinach and mushrooms in this quick skillet dinner are completely optional.

• You can use cheese tortellini, chicken ravioli, mushroom ravioli, or any similar filled pasta that you like.
• The spinach and mushrooms in this are completely optional.
• I've also given you instructions for a homemade sauce in case you have a little more time. The ingredients are listed in the green recipe card below but are not shown in the image above.

🔪 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.

1. Saute the garlic and mushrooms.
2. Add the cream cheese.
3. Stir in the cooked chicken breast, ravioli, and spinach.
4. Whisk in the Alfredo sauce and simmer for 2 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with basil.

How to Cook Ravioli

Whether you're cooking ravioli for this recipe or for another one you'll need to know how to cook it properly. These methods work with any kind of filled pasta from cheese ravioli to lobster ravioli and even tortellini!

Actual cooking time will depend on whether the ravioli is fresh or frozen - and homemade ravioli cooks more quickly than store bought fresh!

Frozen Ravioli

1. Bring a large pot of water to rolling boil over high heat. Add a tablespoon of salt if desired.
2. Once the water is boiling add the frozen ravioli gently. Be careful - the hot water will splash as you put the pasta in and it could burn you.
3. Stir a few times.
4. Wait for the water to return a simmer - where just a few bubbles are breaking the top of the water - then change to medium heat.
5. Simmer, watching carefully that it doesn't boil over, for 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked through. Give it a stir once in awhile.
6. The pasta will float to the top when it is done - you can remove one and cut it in half to test that it's hot all the way through and the pasta is tender.
7. Drain carefully in a colander or scoop the cooked ravioli out of the boiling water with a large strainer.
8. It's ready to proceed with your recipe or cover with a simple marinara sauce and eat!

Fresh Ravioli

Fresh ravioli is made almost the same way. You need to be a bit more gentle with it because it is more delicate.

Again, these instructions are for any kind of ravioli that's fresh. Fresh pasta cooks much more quickly so start the pasta after everything else is ready.

1. Bring salted water to just under a boil - the bubbles should just gently be breaking the surface.
2. Add the fresh ravioli to the simmering water.
3. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until the ravioli floats.
4. Test for doneness then strain the ravioli out of the water and proceed with your recipe or add your favorite sauce.

If you'd like to try your hand at making homemade ravioli check out this ravioli tutorial by my friend Marisa at All Our Way.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: Alfredo chicken ravioli can be made in a 13x9-inch pan and baked if you prefer. Mix all the cooked ingredients together and top with some Mozzarella or Parmesan cheese. Bake for 20 minutesat 375F or until heated through. This way is great if you want to assemble it a day or two before you plan to serve it.

• I like to sprinkle Mozzarella cheese over the top and run it under the broiler for a few minutes just to give the top a cheesy, golden brown crust.
• Make this in an iron skillet so you can take it from stove to broiler (if you're broiling cheese on it) to table.
• Cream cheese is normally not in Alfredo sauce. I've added it to this chicken ravioli bake to add creaminess but also the allow for it to be warmed up. A good Alfredo sauce tends to separate if you warm it back up. You can leave it out if you are using a jarred sauce.
• I like to sprinkle Mozzarella cheese over the top of the finished Alfredo chicken and ravioli skillet dinner and run it under the broiler for a few minutes just to give the top a cheesy, golden brown crust.
• Use shredded rotisserie chicken to speed things up even more.
• If you use fresh ravioli rather than frozen it takes just about 3 minutes to cook - a real time saver!
• Saute some chopped bacon in with the mushrooms and garlic until it's crispy. Instead of stirring the sauce into the sauteed mixture remove it from the pan, add the sauce, spinach, chicken, and ravioli, and simmer. Top with the bacon and mushroom mixture just before serving.

👩🏻‍🍳 Frequently asked questions

Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this recipe.

🥫 Storage

Refrigerate leftovers promptly. If you've used a jarred Alfredo sauce you can freeze the casserole.

📚 Related recipes

You can never have too many quick dinner ideas, right? Here are some of my favorites!

• Sausage Alfredo Skillet Dinner is another super easy dinner that's ready is way less than 30 minutes.
• Grilled Chicken Alfredo that Beats Olive Garden one of our favorites at Olive Garden and it's so easy to make at home.
• Easy Pumpkin Pasta Sauce Recipe is full of southwestern flavors - delicious in the fall!
• Alfredo Chicken Lasagna Recipe can be assembled up to 2 days ahead of time and baked when ready to serve!
• Bourbon Chicken - 30 minutes - Like the food court at the mall...except better.
• Chicken and Noodles - 30 minutes - classic comfort food!
• Frito Pie - 15 minutes - like we used to get at football games.
• Enchilada Soup -25 minutes - warm, spicy, and comforting!
• Creamy Burrito Casserole - 30 minutes - Quick, easy Tex-Mex
• And one of my very favorites - this taco spaghetti!

Ravioli is one of my favorite comfort foods. There is something about it being chewy, cheesy, and high in carbs that whispers comfort to my inner child.

Comfort food should be creamy, hot, and easy to fix - at least that's what I think. AND when I think of comfort food I tend to think of pasta.

Go figure.

I sprinkled some Mozzarella on this when it was done and stuck it under the broiler for a few minutes to get that bubbly caramelization like you get at the restaurants. You don't have to do that and it's not part of the recipe or the nutrition information. It was good though!

🍽️ Serve with...

Making this ravioli Alfredo with chicken a full meal doesn't have to take any more time than the 15 to 30 minutes you've allotted for this easy weeknight recipe - here are some menu suggestions-

• This homemade baguette seriously takes 30 minutes from the time you measure the flour to the time you slice it for the table.
• Salad is always a good choice with pasta.
• Roast Asparagus is yummy with this chicken alfredo ravioli! Just toss fresh, raw asparagus in some olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and roast at 425F for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Grab some oranges, cut them in half, sprinkle sparingly with brown sugar, and broil them until the sugar melts and bubbles -  watch carefully. The citrus is a nice finish to the creamy, rich pasta dish.
• If you'll be adding wine try a Chardonnay or a Pinot Grigio.

If you don't happen to have ravioli on hand try this Southwest Chicken Pasta Skillet.

Alfredo chicken ravioli skillet recipe has been consistently popular since I first published it in 2012. It's just so darn easy and you get SO much goodness everyone loves it!

Try the lasagna soup or one pan Panera chicken tortellini Alfredo, too.

Need more quick recipe ideas? Check out this meal plan!

📖 Recipe

First published August 2012. Last updated January 13, 2021 for better images and better readability.