Summer bolognese
Serves: 5
Time to make: 35 mins
Total cost: $22.00 / $4.40 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 red onions, finely chopped
- 2 cups diced vegetables such as red capsicums, carrots and corn kernels
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 courgettes, diced
- 4 cloves garlic
- 250g lean beef mince
- 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto
- 6 medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
- 350g fettuccine pasta
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
1 Heat oil in a large non-stick pan. Add vegetables and garlic and cook for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time. Add 1-2 tablespoons water if the mixture begins to stick.
2 Add mince. Cook breaking up mince with the back of a spoon so it cooks evenly. Stir in pesto, tomatoes and 1 cup water. Simmer for 15 minutes until sauce becomes thick. Season.
3 Meanwhile, cook fettuccine in boiling salted water until tender. Drain pasta and add spinach.
Stir until leaves are wilted. Add parsley. Place pasta on plates and top with mince. Garnish with fresh basil or parsley if preferred.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check pesto is gluten free and use gluten-free pasta.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 440cal
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Kilojoules 1840kJ
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Protein 25g
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Total fat 11g
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–Saturated fat 3g
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Carbohydrates 60g
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–Sugars 10g
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Dietary fibre 9g
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Sodium 130mg
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Calcium 90mg
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Iron 4.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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