Slow-Cooker Beef Ravioli is an easy, delicious and economical comfort food for Fall or Winter

This Slow-Cooker Beef Ravioli is obviously a mock recipe, as I have not used actual Ravioli pasta in the dish. I used Farfalle (Bow Tie) pasta instead. But, it tastes just like the real thing, only easier and more delicious.

I do not add raw pasta to the slow-cooker in the beginning but rather add cooked pasta later on in the recipe, as I have found that the pasta keeps up the shape better this way.

The dish is super creamy and one of the best comfort pasta dinner recipes I have tried in the slow-cooker to date. It is also a very economical dish as it serves 6 adults easily.

And if you add another 2 cups of Pasta and an additional can of Tomato Puree, the dish is more than enough for 8 – 9 adult servings.

A little frying in the beginning (you can cook the Pasta whilst busy with this) and after that it is basically a dump and cook affair, which is always a bonus.

Towards the end of the cooking time, the Pasta, Spinach and Cheeses are stirred in, re-heated and dinner is ready.

We never have a side dish (vegetable or salad) with the Beef Ravioli, as it is rich and very filling, but it is up to you if you would prefer a little something on the side.

An additional sprinkling of Parmesan is also quite delightful ! I leave that up to my family, some like some extra Parmesan, whereas I am happy with the dish as is from the slow-cooker.

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Here are some more Slow-Cooker recipes we love !

• Paprika Beef Casserole
• Hearty Chicken Gumbo
• Chili Cowboy Casserole
• Oxtail

Slow-Cooker Beef Ravioli

Slow-Cooker Beef Ravioli

Linda Nortje

Slow-Cooker Beef Ravioli is an easy, delicious and economical comfort food for Fall or Winter

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Course Main Course

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

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Servings 6 People

Ingredients

  

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• 2 TB Olive Oil
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 t Fresh Garlic crushed
• 700 g Lean Ground Beef ( 1 1/2 pounds )
• 2 cans (410g each) Tomato Puree
• 1 can (410g) Whole Tomatoes
• 1 t Sugar
• 1 t Dried Oregano
• 1 t Dried Italian Herbs
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste
• 5 cups Spinach chopped
• 500 g Farfalle Pasta cooked and drained (Bow Tie Pasta) - *cooked and drained (Bow Tie Pasta)- ( 16 oz )
• ½ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
• 1 ½ cups Mozzarella Cheese grated

Instructions

 

• Heat the Olive Oil in a skillet - saute the Onion and Garlic until soft - add the Beef and cook until brown (drain excess fat if necessary) - transfer to slow-cooker
• Add the Tomato Puree, Whole Tomatoes, Sugar, Oregano and Italian Herbs to the Beef - season to taste with Salt and Black Pepper - cover the slow-cooker and cook on HIGH 3 - 4 hours (or LOW 6 -7 hours)
• During the last 30 minutes, add the Spinach and cooked Pasta, stir through - then add the Parmesan and Mozzarella Cheeses - stir through and cook until the Cheese has melted
• Add more Salt and Black Pepper if necessary

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve immediately.

LINDA