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Home › Recipes › Italian Ragu and Stews

Italian Ragu and Stews

Here you’ll find our collection of hearty and comforting Italian ragus and stews. From a classic and unbelievably delicious Ragu alla Bolognese to a hearty Tuscan stew, Peposo. These recipes are perfect for an Italian family lunch or dinner.

An overhead shot of gnocchi with a white creamy sausage ragu in a blue and white bowl on a rustic wooden surface.

Gnocchi

Gnocchi with Creamy White Sausage Ragu

Italian beef stew with potatoes and peas in a blue and white floral bowl with rosemary and red wine at the side.

Italian Ragu and Stews

Italian Beef Stew with Potatoes (Spezzatino di Manzo)

A blue and white vintage style bowl with paccheri and hazelnut ragu.

Italian Ragu and Stews

Piedmontese Hazelnut ragu

Pasta alla Montecarlo (creamy meat sauce) in a country style blue and white bowl sitting on a wooden chopping board.

Pasta

Pasta alla Montecarlo (Creamy Meat Sauce)

An overhead shot of a short rib beef ragu in a green and white bowl.

Pasta

Beef Short Rib Ragu with Porcini Mushrooms

An overhead shot of a Neapolitan lasagna sitting on a wooden table with a bottle of wine at the side.

Fresh Pasta

Lasagna di Carnevale (Neopolitan lasagna)

An overhead shot of Sugo Napoletano (Neapolitan ragu) in a large pot sitting on a wooden surface.

Italian Sunday Dinner

Ragu alla Napoletana (Neapolitan Ragu)

An overhead shot of a skillet with an Italian slow cooked vegetable sauce sitting on a wooden table.

Sauces & Dressings

Sugo Finto (Vegetable Sauce)

Carbonade beef stew served on top of polenta in a blue and white bowl.

Mains

Carbonade Valdostana (Spiced Red Wine Beef Stew)

An overhead shot of a Sardinian sausage ragu (Malloreddus alla Campidanese) in a blue and white bowl on a rustic wooden background.

Pasta

Malloreddus alla Campidanese (Sardinian Sausage and Saffron Ragu)

One slice of lamb lasagna on a plate sitting on a wooden surface.

Pasta

Italian Lamb Lasagna with Pecorino Bechamel

An overhead shot of Lasagna Bolognese in a large baking dish.

Pasta

Authentic Lasagna Bolognese (Lasagne alla Bolognese)

Osso Bucco on a plate of saffron risotto and topped with gremolata

Mains

Ossobuco Milanese (Braised Veal Shanks)

Lamb ragu a pappardelle pasta in a bowl

Mains

Italian Lamb Ragu (Ragu di Agnello)

An overhead shot of a bowl of pasta on a wooden surface

Mains

Vegetable Ragu with Pappardelle Pasta

AN overhead shot of tagliatelle bolognese in a rustic bowl

Sauces & Dressings

Authentic Bolognese Sauce (Ragu alla Bolongese)

Genovese sauce with pasta in a bowl

Pasta

Genovese Sauce – La Genovese Napoletana

An overhead shot of an Italian beef stew on top of a bowl of polenta.

Mains

Peposo – Tuscan Red Wine Beef Stew

Close up of an Italian beef ragu in a bowl

Mains

Italian Beef Ragu – A Classic Recipe

Pasta

Leftover Pulled Pork Ragu

Slow cooker pulled pork shoulder on a sandwich

Mains

Italian Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Shoulder

Pasta

Venetian Duck Ragu with Pappardelle

Sausage ragu with ricotta gnocchi in a white bowl

Gnocchi

Easy Sausage Ragu With Ricotta Gnocchi

baked polenta with ragu

Mains

Baked Polenta with Beef and Sausage Ragu

Lentil ragu lasagne in a baking dish cut into four

Pasta

Lentil Ragu Lasagne

A flavour packed Tuscan sausage ragu made with the best Italian sausages, fennel seeds, red wine and garlic. An easy Italian ragu recipe perfect to make ahead for a weeknight meal or for weekends. Find more Italian pasta recipes and authentic Italian recipes at Inside the rustic kitchen.

Pasta

Pici and Tuscan Sausage Ragu

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