
Bolognese
Prep Time:
20 Minutes
Cook Time:
30-40 Minutes
Serves:
4-6 Serves
Level:
About the Recipe
Nothing fancy about this but - Classic, comforting & Packed full of 8 different vegetables! The white sauce is spiked with @mitchells.nz bone broth powder for extra nutrients & I use pulse pasta for added fiber.
This is simple to make & a family fav. You can swap out the mince meat for lentils too! Or use both.

Ingredients
Mince meat sauce: 500 grams Mince meat or 2 cans of organic lentils ( or you can do 500 grams mince meat & add a can of lentils to boost the nutrition and volume of the meal )
1 small onion
1-2 Garlic cloves crushed
Stick of celery finely dices
1 Carrot grated
1 Zucchini grated
1/2 Capsicum diced
Fresh herbs - basil, parsley & oregano or 2 tsp dried herbs
1 can organic diced tomatoes
2-3 TBS Tomato paste Salt & pepper 1-2 Packets of Pulse pasta
White sauce:
4 TBS rice flour
3 TBS butter or olive oil
2 cups milk (I use soy or almond)
1 TBS @mitchells.nz bone broth powder or stock powder
1/3 cup cheese (I use lactose free) or can use 2 TBS nutritional yeast
Salt & pepper to season.
Preparation
Bolognese sauce:
Preheat the oven to grill mode 180c.
Place the mince in a pan drizzled with olive oil. Cook over medium heat and break the mince up with the back of a spoon; brown for approximately 5 minutes.
Blitz all your vegetables in a food processor to cut down time or if already chopped/grated, then add to the minced meat and sweat down for a few minutes.
Add your canned tomatoes, tomato paste & bone broth.
Season with salt & and pepper, pop the lid on and cook on low to medium for 20 mins. ( you may need to add a bit of water 1/2 cup if it's getting a bit dry)
While the bolognese sauce is simmering, get your pasta of choice boiling. I love pulse pasta for extra fiber.
White sauce:
Grab a small pot and put it onto a low heat. Add the butter and leave until melted, then add the rice flour and stir until combined. Leave cooking for 1 minute.
Then slowly add the soy milk while continuously stirring with a whisk.
( Add little by little, and this will prevent lumps, and if it's too thick, just add more milk or water ).
Cook slowly for 4-5 minutes, then add nutritional yeast, salt/pepper, and cheese.
Taste and see if it needs anything more.
When the pasta is Al dente, drain and mix through your cooked bolognese sauce.
Pour this into a oven proof dish, then pour over the white sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
Pop into the oven on grill mode at 180c for 10 mins until the cheese has melted and is golden!


