Festive Ravioli Wreath

This is such a yummy take on serving pasta and it makes a really festive appy!
First, choose your favourite flavour of fresh store-bought ravioli. Next, add a simple panko crust, and finish it all off with a homemade (or store-bought) marinara dipping sauce for a great crunchy bite!
Then, decorate!  I made a wreath, but you could really make any festive shape you wish!

Ingredients & Tools

For the ravioli: 

• 1 pack fresh ravioli (any flavour)
• 8 cups boiling water & 2 tbsp kosher salt
• 1 ½ - 2 cups Japanese-Style panko bread crumbs
• 2 - 3 large eggs
• ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tsp italian seasoning, divided
• salt & pepper to taste

For the sauce: 

• 1 jar passata tomato sauce
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp dried italian seasoning
• ½ tsp dried red chili flakes
• 1 bunch fresh basil

Tools to have ready: 

• Cutting board & sharp knife
• 3 medium shallow bowls for breading station
• large stock pot to boil pasta & colander to drain
• medium saucepan
• Cookie sheet with parchment paper

Directions

For the ravioli: ​
1. Boil the ravioli on high, in small batches for 2 - 3 minutes per piece or until the pasta just starts to puff up and float to the top of the pot. Remove and place in a single layer on a cookie sheet lined with a paper towel to drain and let cool slightly. 
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2. Prepare your breading station in 3 medium shallow bowls.

• ​Bowl 1: ½ cup All-purpose Flour + 1 tsp italian seasoning + salt & pepper to taste.
• Bowl 2: 3 large eggs, that have been gently whisked together
• Bowl 3: Panko Bread Crumbs + 1 tsp italian seasoning + salt & pepper to taste​

Do you know the best month to bread in? 
It's FEB! 
Think: Flour, Eggs, Breading 
as your order for the bowls!

3. To bread, carefully take each piece of Ravioli and dip it into the flour, then into the egg, and then finally into the bread crumbs. Place on a single layer on a Stone or a metal pan covered with Parchment Paper. Repeat for each Ravioli. 
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​4. Bake at 375°F until golden brown.

For the sauce:
In a small saucepan, over medium heat, combine olive oil, garlic and  (optional) chili flakes.  Sizzle until you can just smell the garlic. Add 1 cup of Longos Organics Passata Sauce. Stir in italian seasoning and then turn down the heat to medium low, and simmer while the pasta is cooking.

Then, serve it up!