Ritz Fried Ravioli is inspired by the mouthwatering appetizers served in the Italian restaurants in New York City’s Little Italy neighborhood. These Ritz Fried Ravioli, with a light, crunchy Ritz cracker crust with grated parmesan, will be a hit at your game day party.
Ritz Fried Ravioli is made with cheese ravioli, coated with the buttery taste of crushed Ritz crackers, garlic powder, and herbs, and is quickly fried and drained and then sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Serve hot with marinara sauce for dipping for a delicious, quick and easy appetizer.
I created this recipe as part of the RITZ NY Blitz campaign with AllRecipes! I have partnered with RITZ Crackers and Allrecipes.com and other AllRecipes Allstar food bloggers to make Game Day Bites inspired by New York City!
In addition, four chefs from several iconic New York restaurants created recipes too! You can see my recipe on Allrecipes.com: RITZ Fried Ravioli. To see all the Ritz NYBlitz game day recipes, go to AllRecipes.com.
With the big game being hosted by New York this year, I was asked to create an original delicious Game Day appetizer inspired by one of New York City’s iconic restaurants or neighborhoods. I chose an Italian inspired appetizer, Ritz Fried Ravioli, inspired by the many restaurants in Little Italy. (Disclaimer: I received no product or compensation from Ritz crackers or AllRecipes in order to develop an original recipe and give an honest review. I purchased the product. The opinions expressed, photos, and recipe in this post are my own.)
I have been fortunate to travel to New York City on business and stay in Midtown Manhattan near Times Square.
I was close enough to walk to Times Square and see the bright lights and hustle bustle of all the stores and restaurants. Now I understand why they say this city has an energy all its own.
While it has an energy, it also has Central Park, which is a huge park. I was there on a Sunday morning and it was quiet and peaceful.
While there I visited Bryant Park in the middle of the skyscrapers and saw another skating rink and everything dressed up for Christmas. I love this photo of the Christmas tree with the Empire State Building in the background.
I loved going to see the Broadway shows. New York City is a blast and has fabulous food.
Recipe
Ritz Fried Ravioli
Ingredients
- 3 cups vegetable oil for frying
- 20 RITZ Crackers
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 egg
- 1 (12 ounce) package large refrigerated cheese ravioli (about 24)
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese divided
- 1 1/2 cups warm marinara sauce for dipping optional
- Chopped fresh parsley optional
Instructions
- In a large frying pan, over medium heat, add the vegetable oil until it is about 2 inches deep. Heat to 325 degrees F.
- While the oil is heating, place the RITZ Crackers in a food processor and pulse until the crackers are crushed into fine crumbs. Pour the crumbs into a shallow dish. Add the garlic powder, pepper, Italian seasoning and 2 tablespoons of the parmesan cheese. Stir until all spices are evenly distributed.
- Whisk together the egg and milk in a bowl.
- Dip each ravioli in the egg mixture, then into the RITZ cracker crumbs. Be sure each ravioli is evenly coated with cracker crumbs. Shake off any excess.
- Once the oil is hot enough, add small batches of the RITZ cracker-coated ravioli into the oil. Fry for approximately 1 minute on each side. Watch closely so they do not burn; they cook quickly. When ravioli are golden brown on each side, remove from the oil and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Sprinkle the ravioli with remaining grated parmesan cheese and (optional) chopped parsley. Serve with warm marinara sauce for dipping.
Notes
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Lisa @ Garnish with Lemon says
Whoa-these sound amazing! I love ravioli!
Michele says
Thanks Lisa! So do we! These disappeared almost immediately and we had to make another batch!
Renee'sKitchenAdventures says
Cant wait to try these Michele! They look wonderful!
Michele says
Thanks Renee! They are addictive! Let me know when you try them!
Sarah Fuller says
What a great use of Ritz’s crackers. So creative!
Michele says
Thanks Sarah! The Ritz crackers can be crushed and used in any recipe where you would use bread crumbs.
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says
I love friend ravioli! (And NYC, obviously. I mean, who doesn’t?)
Michele says
Hi Lauren,
I do too! Both are so much fun! Thanks for stopping by!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
oh my goodness. My husband would LOVE these
Michele says
Hi Angie! I bet he would. My husband scarfed them down in no time flat.
Chelsea says
These look amazing! I tried making fried ravioli once but they didn’t turn out well. I think I’ll have to try this recipe!!
Michele says
Hi Chelsea, they cook up VERY quickly. You have to watch them carefully and take them out right when turn golden brown.
Angie says
These look so amazing!
Michele says
Thanks Angie!
Shelby says
Michele, I made your recipe and it is delicious! I love the light and crispy coating the crackers gave the ravioli. Great job!
Michele says
Hi Shelby I’m so glad you liked it!
Meg Kra says
This looks delicious. I love cheesy ravioli.
Michele says
Thanks Meg! Give them a try! They are delicious!
Joanne/WineLady Cooks says
These sound delicious. My daughter makes fried raviolis all the time. I’ll have to give her your recipe to try. I’m sure the boys will love it. Pinned/shared
Michele says
Hi Joanne! She should give these a try. The Ritz taste fantastic with these. Ritz also has a garlic flavored cracker which would go great with the raviolis.
Julie says
I love New York and I love raviolis!
Cathy says
These look delicious! Pinned! Thank you for sharing at Tasty Tuesdays! Can’t wait to see what you link up next week!
Cathy
APeekIntoMyParadise.com
Michele says
You are welcome. Thanks for having such a wonderful link party!
ang says
YUM! Those look awesome! Fried ravioli is one of my favorites 🙂
Michele says
These little things are SO good! Do not prepare them when you are alone. You can’t stop eating them!
Linda Loosli says
I really want to make these. I have pinned them several times! Thanks for stopping by Friday with Friends! Hugs! Linda
Michele says
Thanks Linda for visiting and pinning this! I love the Friday with Friends link party!
Joanne T Ferguson says
G’day! never had this before…looks yum!
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers! Joanne
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