Slow Cooker Pork Ragu is the perfect week night meal! Serve it over gnocchi and you have the perfect comfort food fit for a Monday night or a dinner party!
I am always in search of easy recipes that taste great and go from a weeknight to a dinner party with little to no changes. Recently, we visited a local restaurant owned by former Top Chef contestant, Mike Isabella, where we had the best pork ragu. {If you remember that season, I can attest to the pepperoni sauce being as AH-MAZING as the judges made it seem on the show.}
It was one of those pure comfort dishes that tasted amazing. It was also something I had never considered making it at home. But, I went home determined to make some and came up with this Slow Cooker Pork Ragu with Gnocchi.
The crockpot is a great way to make this pork ragu recipe because it cooks low and slow until the braised pork becomes so tender that it literally falls apart. It is also one of the rare slow cooker recipes I have found that actually need to cook for as long as I am away at the office during the day. It is the perfect option for my busy work days.
Typically I use fresh gnocchi from the store but you could easily make your own or buy dried gnocchi on the pasta aisle. The little potato dumplings are the perfect compliment to the rich ragu.
Honestly I think I could probably eat this almost every day of the week and be totally happy. It has just the right amount of creaminess and goes so perfectly with the little gnocchi. H loves to add some grated Parmesan on top because you can never go wrong with adding cheese, right?!
Do you use your slow cooker often to help get dinner ready even when your schedule is packed? What are some of your favorite comfort food recipes?
If you love Slow Cooker Pork Ragu with Gnocchi, you’ll love these other slow cooker recipes:
- Slow Cooker Moroccan Spiced Pork Stew
- Slow Cooker Beef Bacon Chili
- Slow Cooker Green Chile Pork Posole
Essential Items for this Recipe:
- 1/2 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 Yellow Onion diced
- 2 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 3 lb Pork Shoulder or Country Style Pork Ribs
- Salt and Pepper
- 1/2 cup Dry White Wine
- 1 cup Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Crushed Tomatoes
- 2 sprigs Rosemary
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- Potato Gnocchi
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Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until softened. Add thyme and oregano and cook for an additional minute. Remove from heat and transfer to bowl of slow cooker.
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Season pork with salt and pepper and add to slow cooker. Add in wine, chicken broth, tomatoes and rosemary. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. Remove pork and shred. Return to slow cooker and stir in heavy cream. Cook for an additional 10-15 minutes or until heated through.
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Cook gnocchi according to package directions. Serve topped with pork and sauce.
We used to make something very similar to this- and I totally forgot! Thanks for the reminder, this looks AMAZING
Wow, this slow cooker pork ragu with gnocchi looks so delicious, I just have to pin this to my dinner board. Thank you so much for sharing!
Looks scrumptious. Thanks for sharing on Creative K. Kids Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party. I hope you will join us again next week.
I make s similar to this but serve with noodles. I think the gnocchi would thank you for sharing!
I want to eat this right now! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
This is perfect, I have a giant pork roast in the freezer just waiting to be used. And even though I don’t cook with it very often I love gnocchi, so hearty and filling. Thanks for sharing this recipe, found you at Saucy Saturday!