Healthy Spaghetti Bolognese
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Nutrition: Per serving
Energy
507 Kcal
Fat
17g
Saturates
3g
Sugars
8.1g
Salt
0.7g
Traditional Italian comfort food with a delicious sundried tomato flavour. The wholewheat pasta and added mushrooms make it a healthier version too.
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
200g extra lean mince
1 medium onion
80g shiitake mushrooms
1 medium carrot (grated)
400g canned chopped tomatoes
250ml low salt vegetable stock
2 tbsp sundried tomato paste
1 bay leaf
300g wholewheat spaghetti
2 tbsp fresh parsley
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions and mince until the mince has browned.
- Add the mushrooms, carrot, canned tomatoes, stock, tomato paste and bay leaf. Bring to the boil and then let simmers for 15-20mins or until the sauce has thickened.
- Place the spaghetti in a saucepan of boiling water and cook until the spaghetti is soft.
- Divide the spaghetti into four portions and serve with the Bolognese sauce on top. Sprinkle with the fresh parsley and serve.