Spaghetti Bolognese

Name: Spaghetti Bolognese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 2 Adults_2 Kids
Ingredients: 450 g lean (5% fat) minced beef 1 onion, finely diced 6 mushrooms, diced 1 carrot, peeled and finely diced 1 low-salt beef or vegetable stock cube dissolved in 275 ml boiling water 400 g tin chopped tomatoes 2 tsp (about 10 ml) tomato puree Salt and pepper 225 g spaghetti

63 ratings

Prep Time:15 mins

Cooking Time:60 mins

Serves:2 Adults_2 Kids

Enjoy this tasty take on an Italian classic. Low in fat and salt, making it the perfect choice for dinner.

Ingredients

450 g lean (5% fat) minced beef
1 onion, finely diced
6 mushrooms, diced
1 carrot, peeled and finely diced
1 low-salt beef or vegetable stock cube dissolved in 275 ml boiling water
400 g tin chopped tomatoes
2 tsp (about 10 ml) tomato puree
Salt and pepper
225 g spaghetti

Method

Cook the mince, onions, mushrooms and carrots in a dry pan (low heat) for 15 minutes. Drain any excess fat from pan.
Add the stock, tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, 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)
Saucepan
Sieve
Vegetable peeler
Wooden spoon

Serving suggestions

Serve with a tossed green salad or your favourite vegetables

Nutritional Information:

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

1/2 of this recipe contains

Energy

1912kj

453kcal

23%

Fat

6.6g

Saturates

2.4g

12%

Sugars

22g

24%

Salt

0.44g

FOOD SAFETY

Top tips - cooking with mince

Versatile and budget-friendly - there's so much to love about mince.

HEALTHY EATING

Salt

Too much salt can raise your blood pressure and high blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke and heart disease.

Any leftover Bolognese sauce can be used to fill wraps or as a topping for baked potato.

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