Healthier Simple Spaghetti Bolognese A traditional spaghetti Bolognese recipe with homemade Bolognese sauce and tender beef, making this a family favourite. Time to ditch the readymade This spaghetti bolognese recipe is still easy and super simple to make. It will feed four people, but if you need to make dinner for more people, all you.

Ingredients of Healthier Simple Spaghetti Bolognese

  1. It's 180 g of 5% lean beef mince, (fresh or frozen).
  2. Prepare 1/2 of red onion chopped very finely,.
  3. You need 300 g of smooth tomato passata,.
  4. It's 1/2 tbsp of tomato pureé,.
  5. It's 2 cloves of garlic, crushed,.
  6. Prepare 2 tsp of dried oregano,.
  7. Prepare 2 tsp of dried basil,.
  8. It's of Salt and pepper to season,.
  9. It's 4 tbsp of unsweetened almond milk, or regular milk,.
  10. You need 150 g of dried Spaghetti, (dry weight),.
  11. Prepare of Fresh basil leaves to garnish (optional),.
  12. It's of Grated parmesan cheese or hard Italian cheese equivalent.
  13. You need of Frylight or 1tbsp vegetable/Sunflower oil.

Healthier Simple Spaghetti Bolognese instructions

  1. Heat a medium saucepan over a medium to high heat. Add the oil and once warm add the onions. Cook whilst stirring for 5-6 minutes until the onions soften and become translucent..
  2. Add the beef mince and cook until nicely browned. Add the crushed garlic and tomato pureé. Combine together..
  3. Boil some water in a large saucepan, I usually boil the water in a kettle to speed up this process, then simply add it to the saucepan already over a high heat. Add a good pinch of salt and add the spaghetti. Begin to cook according to packet instructions..
  4. Next add the passata and dried herbs to the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Add in the almond milk. Place on the lid and turn the heat down lower so that the sauce is simmering. Simmer gently stirring occasionally, whilst the spaghetti cooks..
  5. Once the spaghetti has cooked, add 1-2 tbsp of the starchy cooking water to the to meat sauce, (judge how thick the meat sauce is at this point to guage whether to add one or two spoons, the sauce should have a nice thick, but not stodgy consistency). This gives it a silkier texture. Drain off the pasta in a collender..
  6. Take the large now empty saucepan you cooked the spaghetti in and pour the meat sauce into it, off the heat. Next, add the well drained spaghetti (it's important to not add any extra water at this point), and add an extra crack of black pepper and a pinch of salt. Gently toss the meat sauce and spaghetti together until every strand is well coated..
  7. Serve up, grate over parmasan cheese and garnish with a few fresh basil leaves..

Place a spoonful of Bolognese on top of each plate, scatter with basil leaves and Parmesan shavings. Spaghetti Bolognese can be a hearty and healthy meal. This recipe is great for a weight loss diet as it helps you with portion control with the pasta and also has the addition of vegetables in the meal. A delicious easy spaghetti bolognese recipe is a family classic and requires minimal effort for maximum reward. Serve with garlic bread and crunchy salad I wanted to keep this Bolognese sauce recipe really simple and easy and have just a few ingredients lending their flavours to this family staple.

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