Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu

Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu

This Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu is a rich, hearty, and deeply flavorful comfort meal that’s perfect for busy days. Made with tender lamb shoulder, tomatoes, beef stock, and vegetables, this easy lamb ragu recipe slowly simmers into a thick, restaurant-style sauce that tastes like it cooked all day because it did.
Serve it over pasta for a satisfying family dinner or a cozy weekend meal.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe:

Set-and-forget slow cooker meal

Lamb becomes fall-apart tender

Rich Italian-style flavor with minimal effort

Perfect for meal prep or feeding a crowd

Comfort food that feels special but is easy to make

Ingredients:

For Browning
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 brown onion, chopped
1 kg lamb shoulder, cut into chunks
Chili flakes, to taste
Italian herbs, to taste
Salt and black pepper
For the Slow Cooker
2 cups beef stock
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can (420 g) condensed tomato soup
1 celery stick, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 red capsicum (bell pepper), chopped
To Serve
500 g rigatoni (or your favorite pasta)

Instructions:

Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
Add onion and lamb, seasoning with chili flakes, Italian herbs, salt, and pepper. Brown quickly on all sides for extra flavor.
Transfer everything to the slow cooker.
Add beef stock, diced tomatoes, condensed tomato soup, celery, carrots, and capsicum. Stir gently to combine.
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours, until the lamb is melt-in-your-mouth tender.
About 30 minutes before serving, cook pasta until just shy of al dente.
Add drained pasta to the slow cooker and let it combine with the sauce for 10 minutes.
Serve hot and enjoy!

Serving Tips:

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese or fresh herbs

Serve with crusty bread or garlic bread

Tastes even better the next day as leftovers

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