The best quick and easy bolognese sauce
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The Best Quick and Easy Bolognese Sauce

Course: Mains
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anna Bloomfield
Paleo and Whole30. A secret ingredient makes this quick but rich, comforting Bolognese taste like it’s been simmering for hours. Perfect for a quick mid-week meal!
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 onion (finely diced)
  • 1 large clove garlic (crushed)
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • 500 g beef mince
  • 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika (pimenton)
  • 500 ml passata
  • 1 stock cube dissolved in 100ml boiling water*
  • 1½ teaspoons sugar/maple syrup (optional)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons corn flour**

To serve:

  • Pasta or low carb alternative

Instructions

  • Gently fry the onion, garlic and oregano for a few minutes until the onion is softening. Add the beef mince and stir-fry until the beef mince is brown, breaking it up as it cooks.
  • Add the remaining ingredients except the salt, pepper and corn flour. Stir well and simmer gently for at least ten minutes and up to 1 hour – just ensure it doesn’t dry out.
  • Season to taste. If necessary, mix the corn flour with two to three teaspoons of water and stir into the bolognese. Simmer for a further two minutes.
  • Serve.

Notes

*If Whole30 or paleo, check the ingredients. Use gluten free if necessary
**Not Whole30

Nutrition

Calories: 377kcal (19%) | Carbohydrates: 6g (2%) | Protein: 21g (42%) | Fat: 28g (43%) | Saturated Fat: 9g (45%) | Cholesterol: 88mg (29%) | Sodium: 255mg (11%) | Potassium: 389mg (11%) | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 2g (2%) | Vitamin A: 245IU (5%) | Vitamin C: 2.3mg (3%) | Calcium: 36mg (4%) | Iron: 2.7mg (15%)
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