Spaghetti Bolognese

46 ratings

Prep Time:15 mins

Cooking Time:45 mins

Serves:4 Adults

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 / 1lb of lean mince beef
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 beef stock cube
275ml / ½ pint of water
1 dessertspoon of tomato sauce
1 dessertspoon of plain flour
1 x 400g / 14 oz. tin of chopped tomatoes
6 mushrooms, chopped
1 red or green pepper, diced
90g / 3 oz. of chopped broccoli
1 x 200g / 7 oz. can of sweetcorn
1 large carrot, peeled and diced
225g / 8 oz. of spaghetti
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Cook the mince beef, onions and mushrooms on a low heat using a dry pan for 15 minutes
Add flour and stir well
Add the water and before it comes to the boil add the crushed beef stock cube, tin of tomatoes, tomato sauce, the rest of the vegetables and season to taste
Cook gently for 45 minutes
Cook the spaghetti for 10 to 15 minutes in boiling salted water, then strain
Serve the spaghetti with the Bolognese sauce on top

What you will need

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

Serving suggestions

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

503kcal

25%

Fat

10g

14%

Saturates

20%

Sugars

22g

24%

Salt

1.3g

22%

3 of your 5 a day

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