Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe
Pasta

A beef Bolognese sauce combined with 5 vitamin and mineral packed vegetables. Ideal for dividing into smaller servings and freezing ready for a quick to serve meal.
Cooking time:
Oven temperature: 0
Ingredients
Bolognese
2 x 15ml tbsp Olive oil
2 x 5ml tsp Mixed dried herbs
1 Medium red onion (finely diced)
2 Cloves of garlic (crushed)
2 Rashers lean smoked back bacon (diced)
2 Medium carrots (finely diced)
2 Sticks celery (finely diced)
1 Red pepper (seeds removed and very finely diced)
500g/ 17oz Tomato passata available in glass jars or cartons (sieved tomatoes)
225g/ 8oz Lean minced beef
Spaghetti
50g/ 2oz Glutafin Spaghetti (per child) OR125g/4oz Glutafin Spagetti (per adult)To Serve (optional- omit for a low fat recipe)
25g/ 1oz Parmesan Cheese (grated)
Method
1.Prepare the Bolognese. Gently fry the onion, garlic and mixed herbs in the olive oil for 5 minutes to soften. Add the diced bacon and cook for a further 5 minutes.
2.Stir in the diced carrots, celery and pepper and cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the minced beef and cook for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Add the passata.
3.Bring to a gentle simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes until the sauce has thickened and reduced by about a third.
4.Allow 50g/2oz dried spaghetti for small or children’s portions and up to 125g/ 4oz for adult portions. Cook in a large pan of boiling water following on pack instructions.
5.Drain and serve in individual bowls topped with Bolognese Sauce and sprinkled with grated Parmesan
50g/2oz per child - 125g/4oz per adult 
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