Good-for-you bolognese

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1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the onion. Cook gently for a few mins, then add the carrots, courgettes and mushrooms and fry for 5 more mins. Stir in the garlic with 1 min to go. Tip in the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and 300ml boiling water, then season to taste. Bring to the boil, cover, then simmer for 15 mins until tender. Meanwhile, heat a non-stick pan and add the mince. Break it up with a wooden spatula and cook for 10 mins, stirring until browned all over.
2. Add the basil leaves (reserve a few) to the veg sauce, then put a stick blender into the pan and blend until smooth. Pour the sauce and gravy granules into the mince, then stir to thicken. Cover and simmer for 15 mins.
3. Meanwhile, boil the pasta. Reserve a small cup of the cooking water, then drain. Mix the spaghetti with the sauce and reserved water, then serve, topped with a few more basil leaves.

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597 kcalories, protein 43g, carbohydrate 89g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 7g, salt 0.9 g

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  07 September 2008

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  This tasted nice, but looked nothing like the picture, maybe I processed the vegetables far too much, but the end result didn't look very appetising. Kids loved it and it did freeze very well so I will probably make it again...perhaps not going puree mad next time.

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  15 September 2008

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  I used red wine instead of water and I felt it needed some extra tomato so added some tomato puree at the end.

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  Didn't enjoy this at all. Very disappointing.

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Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 4 carrots , chopped
• 2 courgettes , chopped
• 85g button mushrooms
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 500g lean minced beef
• handful basil leaves
• 1 tbsp gravy granules
• 400g spaghetti

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Prep 15 mins

Cook 30 mins

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Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 4 carrots , chopped
• 2 courgettes , chopped
• 85g button mushrooms
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 500g lean minced beef
• handful basil leaves
• 1 tbsp gravy granules
• 400g spaghetti

Per serving

597 kcalories, protein 43g, carbohydrate 89g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 7g, salt 0.9 g

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