Spaghetti Bolognese

48 ratings

Prep Time:15 mins

Cooking Time:60 mins

Serves:2 Adults_2 Kids

Cost:Low

This Italian favourite is a great family meal. Try it with pork, lamb or turkey mince to change it up.

About this recipe

Recipe adapted from 101+ Square Meals

Ingredients

450g lean (5% fat) mince beef
1 onion finely diced
6 mushrooms, diced
1 carrot, peeled and finely diced
1 low-salt beef or vegetable stock cube dissolved in 275ml boiling water
400g tin of chopped tomatoes
10ml / 2 teaspoons tomato pureé
Pinch of salt and pepper
225g spaghetti

Method

Cook the mince beef, onions and mushrooms and carrots in a dry pan (low heat) for 15 minutes. Drain any excess fat from the pan.
Add the stock, tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato pureé, pinch of salt and pepper.
Cook gently for 45 minutes.
Cook the spaghetti for 10 to 15 minutes in a saucepan of boiling salted water as per the pack instructions. Drain off the water and serve topped with the Bolognese sauce.

What you will need

Chopping board
Chopping knife
Frying pan
Measuring jug(for liquids)
Vegetable peeler
Wooden spoon

Serving suggestions

Serve with a tossed green salad or your favourite vegetables. Easily increase your fibre intake and stay fuller for longer by using wholegrain spaghetti.

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/4 of the recipe contains

Energy

2121kj

338kcal

17%

Fat

5.7g

Saturates

2.1g

11%

Sugars

14g

16%

Salt

0.86g

14%

3 of your 5 a day

FOOD SAFETY

Storing food in the freezer

Knowing how to get the best out your freezer helps with meal planning and avoiding food waste.

HEALTHY EATING

How to eat well on shift work

Many of us work long hours or shifts, and find it very hard to keep healthy and regular eating patterns.

This can be frozen in portions for those evening when you are in a rush. Any leftover Bolognese sauce can be used to fill wraps or as a topping for baked potato.

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