We make this quick brown butter lobster ravioli sauce to serve over store-bought ravioli. It's the perfect half-homemade weeknight dinner. The brown butter sauce pairs perfectly with lobster, but you can serve it with whatever kind of ravioli you have on hand.
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Why We Love This Sauce
We love store-bought ravioli because it's super easy and tasty. We recently picked up some Maine Lobster Ravioli from Costco and threw together this brown butter sage sauce to pair with it. It's also a great sauce to pair with Trader Joe's lobster ravioli.
This lobster ravioli sauce is just butter, sage, and garlic, but I threw in some peas for extra flavor and nutrition. We top the final product with lots of extra parmesan and it is so good. It tastes super fancy, but it's fast, easy, and inexpensive.
If you're looking for other ways to use your store-bought filled pasta, try our Creamy Parmesan Tortellini with Tomatoes, Mushroom and Ricotta Cheese Tortellini, or Roasted Red Pepper Tortellini.
Key Ingredients and Substitutions
Store-bought ravioli: We love Rana Maine Lobster Ravioli. You can find it at Costco and other grocery stores in the refrigerated section. Trader Joe's also has a good lobster ravioli. If you don't want to use lobster ravioli, we love Trader Joe's Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Ravioli and four cheese ravioli from pretty much anywhere. Tortellini works too!
Butter: We use good-quality grass-fed butter, but you can use whatever you prefer and have on hand.
Fresh sage: Don't substitute dried sage–it's just not the same.
English peas: We use and prefer fresh peas, but you can substitute frozen peas. You can also leave the peas out if you prefer to just make the sauce.
Parmesan cheese: The parmesan cheese isn't 100% necessary, but it is really good.
See recipe card for full ingredient list and amounts.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Cook the ravioli according to package instructions, then drain and set aside.
Step 2: Add butter and olive oil to a large pan over medium-low heat. Allow the butter to melt, then cook, stirring constantly, for 3-4 minutes, or until the butter turns from light yellow to golden.
Step 3: Turn off the heat, then add the garlic, sage, peas, and salt and cook in the residual heat for 2 minutes. Add the ravioli and parmesan cheese to the pan, and stir until all of the ravioli is coated in sauce and toppings.
Frequently asked questions
We love Rana Maine Lobster Ravioli from Costco. If you don't want to use lobster ravioli, we love Trader Joe's Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Ravioli, and four cheese ravioli from pretty much anywhere.
You can! Tortellini would also work well. The sage brown butter sauce would also be great on store-bought gnocchi.
This ravioli tastes best the first day you make it. However, if you have leftovers, you can store them in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Reheat it in a saucepan over medium heat with an additional tablespoon of butter until warm.
Expert Tips
- Stir the butter constantly and don't let your pan get too hot or you will burn the butter. You want it to taste lightly toasted, but not burnt.
- Don't add the garlic until you're almost done cooking. If the pan is too hot, it'll burn and taste bitter.
- If you don't like lobster, try this with a different kind of ravioli. Regular cheese, corn, or butternut squash ravioli would all be great options.
- If you don't like peas, just leave them out. This brown butter sauce is so good that you won't miss them. No substitute needed.
📖 Recipe
Brown Butter Lobster Ravioli Sauce
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Description
We make this quick brown butter lobster ravioli sauce to serve over store-bought ravioli. It's the perfect half-homemade weeknight dinner. The brown butter sauce pairs perfectly with lobster, but you can serve it with whatever kind of ravioli you have on hand.
Ingredients
10 ounces store-bought lobster ravioli
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons fresh sage, roughly chopped
½ cup English peas
Pinch of salt
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook the ravioli according to package instructions, then drain and set aside.
- Add butter and olive oil to a large pan over medium-low heat. Allow the butter to melt, then cook, stirring constantly, for 3-4 minutes, or until the butter turns from light yellow to golden.
- Turn off the heat, then add the garlic, sage, peas, and salt and cook in the residual heat for 2 minutes. Add the ravioli and parmesan cheese to the pan, and stir until all of the ravioli is coated in the sauce and toppings.
Notes
High-quality parmesan cheese (not the unrefrigerated stuff in the canister) works best.
Nutritional information is only an estimate.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ½ of recipe
- Calories: 583
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 1755 mg
- Fat: 44.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 36.1 g
- Protein: 14.2 g
- Cholesterol: 106.2 mg
Sharie says
This is really wonderful! I used the lobster ravioli from Costco, but this would be delicious with other types of ravioli or pasta as well. My husband loved it!
Sharie says
This is wonderful! My husband loved it! I would like to use this sauce with other pastas as well it’s so good!