50/50 Bolognese
Meat, lentils, fragrant veg & rosemary
50/50 Bolognese
Meat, lentils, fragrant veg & rosemary
Nutrition per serving
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Calories 554 28%
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Fat 16.8g 24%
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Saturates 6g 30%
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Sugars 10.6g 12%
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Salt 0.5g 8%
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Protein 30.1g 60%
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Carbs 74.6g 29%
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Fibre 4.3g -
Of an adult's reference intake
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary or ½ a bunch of rosemary (15g)
- 6 rashers of smoked streaky bacon or smoked pancetta
- olive oil
- 750 g minced beef or pork
- 8 cloves of garlic
- 500 g fresh or frozen chopped mixed onion, carrot & celery
- 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 x 400g tins of lentils
- 4 x 400g tins of chopped or plum tomatoes
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Method
- Put a large deep casserole pan on a medium-high heat. Pick and finely chop the rosemary leaves, finely slice the bacon or pancetta, and place it all in the pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil, stirring regularly, until lightly golden.
- Stir in the mince, breaking it up with your spoon, and let it brown for 15 minutes, stirring regularly. Peel, finely chop and add the garlic, along with the chopped mixed veg, season with sea salt and black pepper and cook for another 15 minutes, still stirring regularly.
- Stir in the balsamic, cook away, then add the lentils, juice and all. Add the tomatoes, then half-fill each of the four tins with water, swirl around and pour into the pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer on a medium-low heat for 2 hours, or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Season to perfection, and enjoy as is, batching up extra portions to stash in the fridge or freezer for future meals.
Tips
SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE:
Cook 75g of dried spaghetti per portion (£0.06*) in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, then drain, reserving a mugful of starchy cooking water. Heat the Bolognese (allow 150g per portion, £0.87) in the pan until hot through, then toss in the pasta, loosening with splashes of cooking water, if needed. Grate over 5g of Cheddar cheese (£0.03), to serve.
*Prices are taken from an average of the 4 biggest UK supermarkets, correct as of September 2022
