Low carb Bolognese sauce - a family favourite loaded with hidden veggies. This sauce is the essential ingredient in a variety of dishes from vegetable lasagne to chilli con carne!
Course Main Course
Cuisine British, Italian
Keyword bolognese sauce
Prep Time 20minutes
Cook Time 2hours
Total Time 2hours20minutes
Servings 10
Calories 331kcal
Author Katrin Nürnberger
Ingredients
2onionschopped
1.5kgground beef
optional: 8 rashers smoked streaky baconcut into small pieces
2garlic cloveschopped
3medium carrotschopped
1red pepperchopped
3celery stickschopped
2large courgettesgrated
2tins plum tomatoes400 g each
250mlgood quality beef stock
150mldry white wine
2tbsptomato paste
3bay leaves
1tbspthyme
1tbspbasil
handful of chopped fresh parsley
olive oilfor frying
pepper and saltto taste
Instructions
Fry the onions and garlic on a low heat until soft. Set aside
Brown the mince in batches from all sides, seasoning with salt and pepper as you go along. You'll need to do this in batches
If using streaky bacon, fry until crispy
Combine the meat, onions and garlic, tinned tomatoes, wine and beef stock in a big pot. Add the carrots, zucchini and celery and season with thyme and basil.
Bring to the boil and simmer for at least 1 hour (2 if possible!)
Should the sauce become too thick, add more beef stock.
Notes
I calculated on the basis of 12 servings. If you use the sauce as a base to another meal, you'd have to adjust the nutritional info.