Spaghetti bolognese
This quick and easy spaghetti bolognese is perfect for a mid-week dinner. The quicky rich tomatoey beef sauce is absolutely delicious.
What goes well alongside this dinner?
I love to serve this with some spaghetti, warm crispy garlic bread and sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese or even some parmesan.
Spaghetti bolognese
Ingredients
- 500 g mince beef
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped (or ¼ tsp onion granules)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 400 g passata
- 1 beef stock, dissolved in 350ml of boiling water
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
- dash worcester sauce
- salt and pepper
- dried spaghetti
Optional
- grated cheese, sprinkled on top
- mushrooms, halved and cooked in butter
Instructions
- Fry the onions for a few minutes in a tiny bit of oil, then add garlic. After 30 seconds add the mince and fry until there is no longer any pink, breaking up any chunks of mince.
- Drain away any fat from the mince, sprinkle over the flour and combine, add beef stock, passata, caster sugar, oregano, mixed herbs, Worcester sauce and mix together and season, turn down the heat and simmer for around 10-15mins. If the mixture is too thick, add a bit more water.
- Whilst the mince is simmering, boil the spaghetti according to the packets instructions.
- Drain the spaghetti and divide between warmed pasta bowls. Spoon the bolognese mixture on top, sprinkle with freshly grated cheese and serve immediately with crunchy garlic bread.