More veg, less meat summer Bolognese

More veg, less meat summer Bolognese

Hide peas and courgettes in this Italian favourite to up your vegetable intake - great for kids when served with pasta

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Freezable

Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat the oil in large deep frying pan. Add the onions, carrots, celery, courgettes and garlic. Cook for about 10 mins or until soft, adding a few splashes of water if the mixture begins to stick. Turn up the heat and add the mince. Fry for a few mins more, breaking up the mince with the back of a spoon. Stir in tomato purée, pour over the chopped tomatoes and add a can of water. Simmer for 15 mins until the sauce is thick, then season.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the fettuccine following pack instructions.
  3. Tip the peas into the sauce and simmer for 2 mins more until tender. Stir through the drained pasta and parsley, then serve.

PER SERVING

474 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 58g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 8g, sugar 14g, salt 0.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2012.

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  • Binder photo KH

    2012-08-09 20:46:03.460978

    KH commented on this recipe

    I haven't tried this recipe, but I make spag bol like this all the time - adding courgettes, red pepper and mushrooms as a minimum to tip the veg/meat ratio in the right direction. Not forgetting some dried herbs and maybe a glug of red wine to zjuz it up.

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  • 2012-08-14 19:28:22.51197

    Krissy rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 2012-08-23 17:04:00.39231

    Mary Williams commented on this recipe

    This looks good, and I haven't tried it yet, and shall do, but I'll have to be cunning to bluff my granddaughter. I have always sneaked in carrots and celery, but this looks most interesting. Nice with a good egg fettucine, and any left-over meat sauce would make a good cottage pie anyway.

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  • 2013-04-03 17:53:09.38417

    Mario Wyn-Jones rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    The additional veg is a good idea, however a good ragu needs long simmering to really tenderise the meat and create a thick rich sauc, so the suggested 15 mins is nowhere long enough. I cook mine for about 3 hours.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Freezable

Super healthy

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PER SERVING

474 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 58g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 8g, sugar 14g, salt 0.3 g

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