Ravioli with Garlic Brown Butter Sauce & Giveaway!

April 2, 2012 // 393 comments »

Ravioli with Garlic Brown Butter Sauce & Giveaway!

It’s been a long day at work, and there’s so much still to do. You’re getting home from work, and the last thing to get done or even think about is dinner. Does this sound familiar?

I’m a food blogger who loves to cook who is also not afraid to admit there are times when I’m too tired to cook. I am a little ashamed to admit that sometimes dinner doesn’t get on the table before 9:00 or even 10:00.

When I’m not able to devote the time to cook a meal, we sometimes rely on foods and meals that are quick to prepare. But they must taste good, otherwise what’s the point?

I recently had the opportunity to the try Monterey Gourmet Foods and was really impressed!

Their pastas and sauces are all natural which translates to mean: you can pronounce all the ingredients on the label. They are quick and easy to prepare, and they taste good!

Have I ever said I love ravioli? Thin pockets of pasta filled with cheese and vegetables and maybe even chicken or beef. Ravioli has got to be†my most favorite pasta. The better the ingredients that go into the ravioli, the better it tastes.

I love the variety of ravioli Monterey Gourmet Foods has to offer. From Chicken and Mozzarella Cheese Ravioli (pictured below) to Butternut Squash with Orange Sage Dough Ravioli, Monterey Gourmet Foods has a nice selection to choose from!

I prepared Monterey Gourmet Foods Roasted Chicken and Mozzarella Ravioli with a garlic-herb brown butter sauce. I used Elise from Simply Recipes’ instructions on how to brown butter. Instead of a regular butter, I used a store bought garlic-herb butter. It only took minutes to make and it was so good!

Making the brown butter sauce was quite simple, and the nutty flavor along with the garlic was a nice compliment to the Roast Chicken and Mozzarella.

The nutty flavor of brown butter is just so perfect! I can’t wait to play around more with it! My next plan is to make a creamy brown butter sage sauce for the Butternut Squash Ravioli!

One lucky reader will win a $100 Visa gift card and a VIP coupon for a free Monterey Gourmet Foods product! To be entered for a chance to win, please tell me what you would make using a Monterey Gourmet Foods pasta or sauce product. If you’d also like to share a recipe, feel free to post it on your blog/website and include a link to it in your comment.

Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b) Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
c) Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 4/2/2012-5/31/2012.

Be sure to visit the Monterey Gourmet Foods page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ reviews and find more chances to win!

Monterey Gourmet Foods is a registered trademark of Pulmuone Foods USA, Inc.

Posted in Giveaways, Main Dishes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian

393 comments »

393 Responses to “Ravioli with Garlic Brown Butter Sauce & Giveaway!”

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jules p — May 30, 2012 @ 4:34 pm

I tweeted about your giveaway

https://twitter.com/julespahso/status/207932846592106497

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Alicia Keen — May 30, 2012 @ 8:12 pm

i would make angel hair pasta and sauce with shrimp

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Lee Taylor — May 30, 2012 @ 8:13 pm

I follow you on Twitter and Tweeted this giveaway to all my Twitter followers:

https://twitter.com/#!/LT38/status/207987062081732608

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Lee Taylor — May 30, 2012 @ 8:16 pm

I’d use their marinara sauce to make my famous Chicago-styled deep-dish broccoli & onion pizza!

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laurie — May 30, 2012 @ 8:17 pm

we use marinara sauce to help make our lasagna

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laurie — May 30, 2012 @ 8:19 pm

tweeted

https://twitter.com/lmurley2000/status/207989202397310976

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Donna F. — May 30, 2012 @ 9:09 pm

I would make a delicious lasagna with the Hearty Garden Marinara Sauce.

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Donna F. — May 30, 2012 @ 9:10 pm

tweeted https://twitter.com/DonnaJustine/status/208002421442621440

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Adele — May 30, 2012 @ 9:12 pm

I love pesto sauce, so I would add the Basil Pesto with Almonds & Pine Nuts to simple spaghetti for a tasty meal!

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Jessica F — May 30, 2012 @ 11:36 pm

I’d make spinach ricotta ravioli! Yum!

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Patrice — May 31, 2012 @ 1:27 am

I would make seafood alfredo with the aldredo sauce.

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tallcapp — May 31, 2012 @ 2:23 am

I would use the sauce for my chicken tender, onion and red pepper dish.

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Heather — May 31, 2012 @ 2:38 am

That Garlic Brown Butter Sauce sounds unreal. I’d also really like to make Monterey’s recipe for Pear Pesto Pizza.

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dddiva — May 31, 2012 @ 6:23 am

I would make a pasta salad w/their sun dried tomato pesto.

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dddiva — May 31, 2012 @ 6:23 am

https://twitter.com/dddiva/status/208141215525376000

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Crystal F — May 31, 2012 @ 11:08 am

I would make chicken alfredo with it. thank you!!

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JoAnn F. — May 31, 2012 @ 11:17 am

I would use the marinara for my chicken parmesan

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JoAnn F. — May 31, 2012 @ 11:20 am

tweet
https://twitter.com/ItalCutie/status/208216193851588610

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Claire McKeon — May 31, 2012 @ 1:26 pm

I would use their Butternut Squash Ravioli and make a yummy sauce, maybe with chicken sausage, onions and a little wine. Yum!

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Melissa — May 31, 2012 @ 2:59 pm

This is great for someone that is vegetarian! Great recipe!

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Kathleen Conner — May 31, 2012 @ 4:49 pm

I’d add their pesto sauce to some angel hair, and top with parmesan cheese

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Kathleen Conner — May 31, 2012 @ 4:49 pm

tweeted
https://twitter.com/kc98765/status/208298784155906048

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ashley — May 31, 2012 @ 6:43 pm

I would make Bolognese Tortelloni with homeade beef bolognese sauce!

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ashley — May 31, 2012 @ 6:44 pm

https://twitter.com/giveawayjunkie/status/208327286867509250

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John Billiris — May 31, 2012 @ 7:03 pm

I’d like to use the marinara to make eggplant parmesan

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John Billiris — May 31, 2012 @ 7:03 pm

tweeted
https://twitter.com/JBilliris/status/208332617584611329

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Mari — May 31, 2012 @ 7:07 pm

I’d make white pizza using Monterrey pesto sauce instead of marinara.

runningmatey at hotmail dot com

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Mari — May 31, 2012 @ 7:08 pm

https://twitter.com/LuckyDuckyToo/status/208333477693767680

runningmatey at hotmail dot com

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Christy Ann — May 31, 2012 @ 7:14 pm

I’d make my own version of chicken piccata using the Artichoke Lemon Pesto, chicken, artichoke hearts, and capers!

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Christy Ann — May 31, 2012 @ 7:15 pm

Tweet:
https://twitter.com/babybraddy/status/208335582919802881

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carol lewis — May 31, 2012 @ 7:35 pm

I would use their alfredo sauce to make shrimp alfredo!

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carol lewis — May 31, 2012 @ 7:36 pm

https://twitter.com/dresdenrain/status/208341172828119040

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Tamara — May 31, 2012 @ 9:23 pm

This brand of pasta looks amazing! And from your pictures, it also looks like it really fills you up after eating. I’ve been looking for a good lasagna recipe, but I think I would like some of the Monterey Gourmet pasta and use it to make a lasagna casserole. Thanks for the chance to win!

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