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Lamb Ragu with Pappardelle

By Alli Berkey

Published on August 6, 2019

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Lamb Ragu with Pappardelle

Ingredients

1 pound ground lamb 1 onion, chopped fine2 carrots, peeled and chopped fine4 garlic cloves, sliced thin1 ½ teaspoons ground fennel 1 teaspoon dried oregano ½ teaspoon table salt, plus salt for cooking pasta½ teaspoon pepper 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes 1 pound pappardelle ½ cup torn fresh basil

Before You Begin

Serve with grated Parmesan cheese. You can substitute tagliatelle for the pappardelle, if desired.

Instructions

  1. Combine lamb, onion, carrots, garlic, fennel, oregano, salt, and pepper in 12-inch nonstick skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until meat is cooked through and carrots are tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered, until sauce has thickened slightly, about 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot. Add pasta and 1 tablespoon salt and cook, stirring often, until al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta and return it to pot.
  3. Add sauce and ¼ cup reserved cooking water to pasta and toss to combine. Adjust consistency with remaining reserved cooking water as needed. Stir in basil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
Lamb Ragu with Pappardelle
Photography by Steve Klise. Styling by Elle Simone.

Lamb Ragu with Pappardelle

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound ground lamb
1 onion, chopped fine
2 carrots, peeled and chopped fine
4 garlic cloves, sliced thin
1 ½ teaspoons ground fennel
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon table salt, plus salt for cooking pasta
½ teaspoon pepper
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 pound pappardelle
½ cup torn fresh basil

Ingredients

1 pound ground lamb
1 onion, chopped fine
2 carrots, peeled and chopped fine
4 garlic cloves, sliced thin
1 ½ teaspoons ground fennel
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon table salt, plus salt for cooking pasta
½ teaspoon pepper
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 pound pappardelle
½ cup torn fresh basil

Ingredients

1 pound ground lamb
1 onion, chopped fine
2 carrots, peeled and chopped fine
4 garlic cloves, sliced thin
1 ½ teaspoons ground fennel
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon table salt, plus salt for cooking pasta
½ teaspoon pepper
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 pound pappardelle
½ cup torn fresh basil

Why This Recipe Works

Using a wider pasta such as pappardelle allows for more sauce to cling to each noodle.

Before You Begin

Serve with grated Parmesan cheese. You can substitute tagliatelle for the pappardelle, if desired.

Instructions

  1. Combine lamb, onion, carrots, garlic, fennel, oregano, salt, and pepper in 12-inch nonstick skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until meat is cooked through and carrots are tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered, until sauce has thickened slightly, about 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot. Add pasta and 1 tablespoon salt and cook, stirring often, until al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta and return it to pot.
  3. Add sauce and ¼ cup reserved cooking water to pasta and toss to combine. Adjust consistency with remaining reserved cooking water as needed. Stir in basil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

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