Slow Cooker Beef Ragu With Pappardelle Recipe

It is absolutely packed with juicy tomato and big garlic flavor, tender shredded beef that swims in a little almost gravy-ish situation, all twirling and swirling around big wide chewy pappardelle. Hello, are you crying? It’s all just so beautiful. comment icon 400 more comments We also probably don’t need to tell you that this is perfect for bread dips too because you were obviously already thinking that.

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Ingredients To Make Beef Ragu with Pappardelle Pasta

In addition to a few pantry staples, there’s not a super long ingredient list to get this cozy, rich bowl of comfort on your table.

garlic flank steak (chuck roast can also work) can crushed tomatoes beef broth carrot bay leaves, fresh thyme pappardelle pasta salt and pepper parmesan, ricotta, and parsley for topping

Let’s Make Tender Beef Ragu

This recipe is originally from the amazing Skinnytaste cookbook, called Fast and Slow (affiliate link), which is loaded with awesome recipes for real people and we are just real big fans of Gina over here. Because this recipe is a slow cooker dream, it comes together pretty easily! We gave it a whirl and yes, this totally can be made in the Instant Pot in a pinch (see recipe notes for instructions), but why not fill your house with the smells of cozy dinner all day long?

What To Serve This Alongside

Plenty of options to round out your table for this beauty even though it will be hard for anyone to focus on anything else once they have these joyous bowls of pasta in front of them. Maybe you want to do just a simple green salad or a roasted broccoli salad. If you’re not feeling pasta (seems strange, but everyone has their reasons), this ragu would also be absolutely stellar piled on some polenta. Also we mentioned crusty bread dips earlier and we do really mean that. PLEASE TRY THIS NO KNEAD BREAD WITH IT BECAUSE YOU WILL DIE OF JOY. We love a good carb moment. Especially one that involves a sauce as luscious and cozy as this.

View the freezer meal version of this recipe here. 4.3 from 118 reviews Instant Pot Instructions: We followed the recipe as-is for 45 minutes on Manual and it turned out great. A quick release should work, but if it splatters, feel free to do a natural release. Freezer Meal Version You might also like our full freezer meals post.