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Spaghetti Bolognese

Prep 15M | Cook 40M | Enjoy in 55M

This spaghetti sauce is a great way to use up any extra veggies you have in your fridge. A hit amongst kids and adults, you can’t go wrong with this recipe!

Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground beef

1 cup chopped onion (use what you have available)

1 cup chopped carrots (use what you have available)

1 cup chopped celery (use what you have available)

3 cloves minced garlic

2 cups sliced mushrooms (use what you have available)

1 cup diced green bell pepper (use what you have available)

1 can (796 mL) crushed tomatoes

1 tbsp fresh chopped oregano, or 1 tsp dried

2 tbsp fresh chopped basil, or 2 tsp dried

1 tsp ground black pepper

½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

1 tsp granulated sugar

5 cups cooked whole wheat spaghetti noodles

Directions:

  1. In a frying pan, brown beef until no longer pink. Drain the excess fat and put into a large pot.
  2. Place carrots, celery and onion into a food processor and pulse until very small.
  3. Add the onion, carrots and celery mix to the beef and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Add garlic, mushrooms and green peppers. Cook for another 5 minutes.
  5. Pour in the tomatoes and add oregano, basil, pepper, cayenne and sugar.
  6. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  7. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
  8. Serve over whole wheat pasta noodles. Enjoy!

Nutritional Facts:

Serves 10
Nutritional analysis per 1 cup:

221 calories

6 g fat

16 g protein

30 g carbohydrate (25 g available carbohydrate)

5 g fibre

141 mg sodium

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