Spaghetti Bolognese

Name: Spaghetti Bolognese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 brown onion, finely diced; 1 carrot, finely grated; 1 zucchini, finely grated; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 200g mushrooms, finely chopped; 250g lean beef mince; 1 tin lentils, rinsed; 4 Tbsp tomato paste; 750mL passata; 250mL beef stock; 1 1/2 tsp oregano, dried; 250g spaghetti, wholemeal; 1/2 cup grated parmesan, fresh; 1/2 cup green olives, chopped

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:40min

This spaghetti bolognese is rich, tomatoey, and is great for some sneaky veg & lentils for a fibre boost.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:44:55 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

3 Tbspextra virgin olive oil

200gmushrooms

250glean beef mince

1 tinlentils

rinsed

4 Tbsptomato paste

750mlpassata

250mlbeef stock

1 ½ tsporegano dried

To serve

250gspaghetti wholemeal

½ cupparmesan

grated fresh

½ cupgreen olives

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, zucchini, and carrot to the pan and sauté, stirring, until the veg begins to soften.

Step 2

Add the mushrooms and garlic, and sauté until fragrant (2-3 mins). Add the mince and lentils to the pan, and cook until the mince is browned through.

Step 3

Stir the tomato puree through the mince and veg, then add the passata, beef stock and oregano. Gently stir to combine.

Step 4

Bring the bolognese sauce to just bubbling, then turn down the heat to low. Leave the bolognese sauce to simmer until it has thickened up (about 30 minutes).

Step 5

While the bolognese is cooking, bring a pan of water to a rolling boil, and add the pasta to the pan. Cook until the pasta is al dente (usually 8-10 mins, but check the packet to make sure).

Step 6

Serve the bolognese sauce over pasta, sprinkled with grated parmesan and olives.