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Slow cooker Ground chicken ragu in a bowl over rice with diced red pepper, scallions, and pieces of artichoke and garlic cloves on counter with a spoon.
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Slow Cooker Ground Chicken Ragu

Slow Cooker Ground Chicken Ragu is a hearty, rich, and savory dish that's perfect for busy days. With browned ground chicken, artichoke hearts, red peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and a secret ingredient—hummus for creamy texture and depth—this ragu delivers big, complex flavors with minimal effort. After a quick sear of the chicken, everything goes into the slow cooker, making it an easy, veggie-packed meal that's perfect over pasta, rice, or enjoyed on its own. Comfort food has never been this simple!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, ground chicken, slow cooker
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Carrie Tyler

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Ground White Meat Chicken Free Range, no antibiotics used
  • 14 oz Artichoke hearts 1 can
  • 1 Red Pepper
  • 6 Scallions
  • ¾ Cup Hummus
  • 14 oz Diced Tomatoes 1 can
  • 1 Cup Chicken Broth or veggie broth
  • 2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
  • 2 cloves Garlic about 2 tsp
  • ½ teaspoon Salt or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon Fresh Ground Pepper or to taste
  • 1 Tbls Coconut Oil or Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Cup Rice, uncooked

Instructions

Pre-Ahead

  • 1-2 days prior or right before cooking, you can chop/dice the veggies.  Dice the entire red pepper.  Slice the scallions.  Mince the garlic.  Drain, rinse and rough chop the artichoke hearts.

Prepare the Ground Chicken

  • Preheat a medium size skillet to HIGH and then add 1 tbls Coconut Oil and the ground chicken with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper.  Break up the chicken and spread it around to create a flat layer to fill the skillet.  Let it sit there until it gets a brown sear, about 5 minutes.  Since white meat chicken will not have as much flavor as dark meat, you really want to bring out the flavor through browning!
  • Add 1 teaspoon Dried OreganoStir up the meat to brown on all sides.  Let it sit for another 3-5 minutes until browned and there are brown bits on the bottom of skillet.  
  • Add the 1 cup of broth and stir to get all of the yummy brown bits off the bottom of the skillet

Slow Cooker

  • To the slow cooker, add the cooked ground chicken and broth, plus the artichoke hearts, scallions (save some of the greens for garnish), the red pepper (save some for garnish), the hummus, the diced tomatoes, the garlic, the remaining 1 teaspoon of Oregano, and another dask of freshly ground pepper.
  • Place the slow cooker on the 4, 6 or 8 hour setting, depending on your schedule, as they all work great. 
  • Now comes the fun!  Serve over Rice or pasta or polenta, then garnish with the remaining scallions and ENJOY!
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