25 Tasty Ravioli Side Dishes

These 25 Ravioli Side Dishes are delicious, easy to make, and perfect for an Italian-inspired family dinner! From broccoli rabe and garlic bread to Caesar salad, these side dishes are sure to impress!

Ravioli Pomodoro served in a white plate and topped with grated parmesan cheese and basil.

Ahhh, ravioli... these pillowy, soft, and juicy pockets of goodness made with endless filling. Cheese ravioli, spinach ravioli, and even butternut squash ravioli. I want them all.

They are the perfect Italian main dish and you can prepare them with any sauce you like. My favorite ravioli recipe has to be my ravioli Pomodoro, consisting of parmesan ravioli coated in a creamy tomato sauce and served with lots of parmesan cheese.

Below, you'll find more than 20 delicious, fun, and restaurant-worthy ravioli side dishes that will make everyone at the table rave about.

And although we're focusing on ravioli here, the truth is these recipes are suitable for many other pasta recipes like my Gochujang pasta, Miso Mushroom Pasta, French onion pasta, and Vegetarian Rasta Pasta

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How to Choose a Side Dish Based On The Ravioli Filling
Vegetable Dishes
Salads
Bread
Polenta
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How to Choose a Side Dish Based On The Ravioli Filling

No matter how many ravioli side dishes you want to serve, whether it's one or five, the thing you should always keep in mind is the filling of your ravioli.

If you want to create a balanced and cohesive dinner table, you should take into consideration what is inside your ravioli. Is it parmesan? Is it meat? Or maybe it's spinach?

For ravioli with a heartier filling such as a beef filling, I recommend choosing a side dish that is more bright, fresh, and tangy, like a salad or roasted vegetables.

For ravioli with a milder filling such as spinach and ricotta, I recommend serving something bold, charred, and smoky.

Ravioli with Pomodoro sauce in a white Dutch oven with a wooden spoon in it, topped with fresh basil leaves.

Vegetable Dishes

What's better to serve with ravioli than delicious, nutrient-packed vegetables, right? These vegetable dishes are flavorful and healthy, and most of them you will be able to make in no time.

My favorites include the balsamic brussels sprouts, broccoli rabe, and ratatouille.

Crispy Roasted Frozen Brussels Sprouts

These Crispy Roasted Frozen Brussels Sprouts are an easy vegetable side dish for the holidays or your next weeknight dinner! Just 6 ingredients and 30 minutes are needed!

Roasted frozen Brussels sprouts served on a white plate.

Easy Layered Ratatouille

Ratatouille is a simple dish of layered vegetables cooked until tender. We top it with fresh herbs and a splash of olive oil.

Ratatouille in a stainless-steel pan with bread on the side.

Roasted Broccoli

This super-flavorful roasted broccoli requires nothing more than some olive oil and simple seasonings! Pair this with a delicious dinner or enjoy it with some cheese sauce, nacho sauce, or on its own for a super healthy snack.

Cipollini Onions with Balsamic Glaze (Cipollini Agrodolce)

Italian Cipollini onions in a balsamic vinegar glaze— This sweet and savory cipollini onion recipe makes the most delicious, elegant pearl onion substitute. Serve as a side dish or topping for pizza or pasta.

A skillet with cooked cipollini onions in balsamic glaze sauce, with rosemary and thyme sprigs.

Garlic Parmesan Green Beans

These Garlic Parmesan Green Beans are an easy vegetarian side that require just 6 ingredients and 15 minutes!

Baked Parmesan Zucchini

These Baked Parmesan Zucchini Crisps are a healthy treat – perfect for an appetizer or just a snack! They are baked, not fried and always a crowd pleaser!

Baked zucchini crisps on a white plate with a little bowl full of ranch dressing.

Sautéed Broccoli Rabe

This sautéed broccoli rabe recipe is a simple, elegant dinner side dish. Garlic, red pepper flakes, and lemon juice brighten the tender bitter greens.

Salads

A salad can be a pretty straightforward choice when choosing your ravioli side dishes, but don't expect some boring salads here, folks. I am talking hearty, abundant, bursting with flavor salads.

With any of these salad ideas, your ravioli-centered dinner is complete!

Mediterranean Risoni Salad with Spinach and Feta

This Mediterranean Risoni Salad is easy to make and comes together in less than 20 minutes. It's so versatile and is the perfect side to any family dinner!

Overhead shot of a blue bowl filled with orzo salad. A bronze spoon has been placed on the right side of the bowl. A quarter of lemon has been placed on the left side.

Sweet Potato Beet Salad with Feta

This Sweet Potato Beet Salad is full of color, flavor, and texture! Feta cheese, crunchy walnuts, and caramelized onions take it to the next level, while the honey balsamic dressing brings it all together!

Sweet potato beet salad served on a platter, with two wooden spoons next to it.

Roasted Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

Bursting with flavour, this Roasted Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad is so delicious and simple to prepare. It is the ideal side dish to ravioli and other pasta dishes.

Cherry tomato carpese served in a large grey bowl and topped with fresh basil leaves.

Avocado Panzanella Salad

This avocado panzanella salad is a spin on an Italian bread salad. Packed with juicy heirloom tomatoes, fresh cucumbers, creamy burrata and a creamy avocado dressing, this salad is anything but boring! With everything good packed into this salad, this is a meal in itself.

Classic Ceser Salad

This is the best homemade Caesar salad recipe because simple and easy to prepare and has all the classic flavors! It's made with crisp romaine lettuce, crunchy croutons, Parmesan cheese, anchovy, egg yolks, fresh lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil!

Caesar salad with romaine lettuce, croutons, and homemade dressing served in a white plate.

Chopped Italian Antipasto Salad

This Italian Salad is loaded with a myriad of flavors from vegetables, cheeses, and meats splashed with a homemade red wine vinegar dressing!

Chopped antipasto salad in bowl with a silver spoon in it.

Bread

Pasta and bread are besties, especially when you have a creamy sauce that you can soak up with all that spongy bread. Making bread at home is fun, cheap, and tastes SO much better. Try it!

Garlic Ciabatta Bread Recipe

This Garlic Ciabatta Bread Recipe is quick and easy to make, and ready in 20 minutes! It's a delicious side dish packed with garlicky flavor!

Sourdough Bread Rolls (No Knead)

These pull apart no-knead sourdough dinner rolls are soft and fluffy with great flavour. The perfect side for any meal, served warm with butter.

Overhead image of baked sourdough dinner rolls in a white baking pan.

Homemade Italian Bread

Homemade Italian bread is actually very easy to make and tastes delicious! While you could buy a loaf of Italian bread from the grocery store, baking bread is fun and satisfying. Warm, toasty bread from the oven is pure comfort food.

Sliced Italian bread in a basket layered with a kitchen towel.

Easy Spelt Focaccia

If you’ve never before baked with spelt flour, I encourage you to give it a try and make this Easy Spelt Focaccia. I love homemade bread (who doesn’t?) and this is one of the easiest ways in which to enjoy it.

Overhead shot of baked focaccia on some parchment paper.

Best Bruschetta Recipe

his Italian bruschetta recipe with tomatoes combines a fresh tomato and basil topping over garlic-rubbed toast for a simple and delicious summer appetizer or snack. Even better, this tomato bruschetta requires just 5 ingredients, 30 minutes, and is naturally vegan, and can be gluten-free, too!

Three tomato bruschetta with basil served on a white plate.

Cheesy Garlic Bread

This delicious garlic bread starts with a french bread base that’s spread with seasoned butter and topped with mozzarella cheese for that perfect cheesy pull!

Polenta

Polenta is a North Italian porridge made of coarsely ground cornmeal often served with butter and parmesan. It's super easy to prepare and leaves room for plenty of fun toppings such as cheese, vegetables, or meat.

If you've never tried polenta, now is the time! In my opinion, it's a must-have when choosing your ravioli side dishes.