The Trader Joe's Refrigerated Staple Savvy Shoppers Never Skip

Few grocery stores prioritize your convenience quite like Trader Joe's does. Between its frozen meal offerings and its robust, ready-made refrigerated section, even the least-skilled home cook can whip up something delicious in just a few minutes with minimal effort. And one of the consistently quality items TJ's has to offer is its refrigerated fresh ravioli. TJ's ravioli was ranked high on our list of 16 Trader Joe's bargains smart shoppers should never skip. 

We liked the ravioli for its prize and portion size. Majority of the fresh ravioli options are priced between $3 to $4, and you get eight to 10 ounces of ravioli that's so simple to prepare it feels like you're being punked. Not only is TJ's ravioli a bargain because it's more affordable than a lot of other fresh grocery options, but there are so many ravioli options and they're also actually delicious — we've even ranked Trader Joe's ravioli flavors. Whether you're a butternut squash ravioli lover or a goat cheese and caramelized onion fan, TJ's has a ravioli flavor for you. 

Plus, like we said, it couldn't be simpler to prepare. All you have to do is pop the fresh pasta pockets into boiling water for a few minutes until they reach your preferred texture. Then, drain and mix with your favorite sauce, or eat it straight out of the pot with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt. That's also totally perfect.

There's a TJ's ravioli flavor for every taste bud, and each flavor seems to have its devotees, but there's one Trader Joe's ravioli that easily takes the crown for best. That is the goat cheese and caramelized onion. Fans also tout the quality of a seasonal favorite: the sweet corn, basil, and burrata ravioli. Additionally, there's a gluten-free option that many find quite enjoyable, even if they don't follow a gluten-free diet.

Beyond that, these containers of fresh ravioli are the perfect, easy base upon which to construct your meal, whether it's lunch, dinner, or breakfast. (Hey, don't knock breakfast ravioli until you try it — seriously, think about taking that cacio e pepe ravioli and with a jammy poached egg on top of it.) Anyway, as we were saying, customers get super creative with the different flavors to transform them into complete dinner dishes.

Reddit users have made the goat cheese and caramelized onion ravioli along with salmon and alfredo sauce. Some went in a different direction, tossing it in a blistered tomato sauce. Fans also like the vegetable ravioli, prepared in a pan with stock, spinach, tomatoes, red pepper, and rotisserie chicken for an easy but hearty, nutritious meal. Several Reddit users suggest making a brown butter sage sauce with butternut squash ravioli, and others even just coat their ravioli in oil and put that in the air fryer. Who are we to question that kind of genius? You should probably do what the nice Reddit users say.