Ritz Fried Ravioli is inspired by the mouthwatering appetizers served in the Italian restaurants in New York City’s Little Italy neighborhood. These Ritz Fried Ravioli, with a light, crunchy Ritz cracker crust with grated parmesan, will be a hit at your game day party.

Ritz Fried Ravioli is made with cheese ravioli, coated with the buttery taste of crushed Ritz crackers, garlic powder, and herbs, and is quickly fried and drained and then sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Serve hot with marinara sauce for dipping for a delicious, quick and easy appetizer.

I created this recipe as part of the RITZ NY Blitz campaign with AllRecipes! I have partnered with RITZ Crackers and Allrecipes.com and other AllRecipes Allstar food bloggers to make Game Day Bites inspired by New York City!

In addition, four chefs from several iconic New York restaurants created recipes too!You can see my recipe on Allrecipes.com: RITZ Fried Ravioli. To see all the Ritz NYBlitz game day recipes, go to AllRecipes.com.

With the big game being hosted by New York this year, I was asked to create an original delicious Game Day appetizer inspired by one of New York City's iconic restaurants or neighborhoods. I chose an Italian inspired appetizer, Ritz Fried Ravioli, inspired by the many restaurants in Little Italy. (Disclaimer: I received no product or compensation from Ritz crackers or AllRecipes in order to develop an original recipe and give an honest review. I purchased the product. The opinions expressed, photos, and recipe in this post are my own.)

I have been fortunate to travel to New York City on business and stay in Midtown Manhattan near Times Square.

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I was close enough to walk to Times Square and see the bright lights and hustle bustle of all the stores and restaurants. Now I understand why they say this city has an energy all its own.

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While it has an energy, it also has Central Park, which is a huge park. I was there on a Sunday morning and it was quiet and peaceful.

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While there I visited Bryant Park in the middle of the skyscrapers and saw another skating rink and everything dressed up for Christmas. I love this photo of the Christmas tree with the Empire State Building in the background.

I loved going to see the Broadway shows. New York City is a blast and has fabulous food. To read more go to http://flavormosaic.com/ritz-fried-ravioli/.