Spaghetti Bolognese
An Italian favorite & great family meal
This Italian favorite is a great family meal. Try it with pork, lamb or turkey mince to change it up.
Ingredients - Serves 4 Adults
- 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
Serving Suggestions
Easily increase your fibre intake and stay fuller for longer by using wholegrain spaghetti
Can be frozen in portions for those evening when you are in a rush.
About this Recipe
Recipe adapted from 101+ Square Meals
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1/4 of the recipe contains
of an adult's reference intake
| Nutrition Information |
| Typical Values | Per 100g | Per Portion (598g) |
| Energy | 380Kj | 2271Kj |
| 90Kcal | 539Kcal |
| Fat | 2.2g | 13.3g |
| (of which saturates) | 0.9g | 5.1g |
| Carbohydrate | 10.6g | 63.4g |
| (of which sugars) | 2.7g | 16.2g |
| Fibre | 1.3g | 7.5g |
| Protein | 6.3g | 37.8g |
| Salt | 0.2g | 1.5g |
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