Bolognese Sauce
Bolognese Sauce is a delicious meat sauce that's perfect spooned over pasta. Served with pappardelle, this makes for an easy Italian dinner!
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Onion finely diced
- 1 Carrot finely diced
- 1 rib Celery finely diced
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1/2 lb Ground Pork
- 1/2 cup Red Wine
- 3/4 cup Beef Broth
- 1 cup Milk
- 28 oz Whole Tomatoes with juice
- 4 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Basil
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 9 oz Pappardelle Pasta
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat.
- Sautee onion until transparent.
- Add carrot, celery and garlic and cook for 5 minutes until softened.
- Add ground beef and pork and cook until no longer pink.
- Drain excess fat.
- Add wine and broth and simmer for 8 minutes until most of liquid is reduced.
- Add milk and simmer until mostly reduced, about 7 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil and bay leaf.
- Stir to combine.
- Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Drain and save 1 cup or pasta liquid.
- Toss pasta with sauce.
- If too thick add a little of pasta liquid to thin.
- Garnish with parmesan cheese.
Notes
Notes: if you choose to not use the red wine, just use 1 and 1/4 cups of beef broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 1173kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 58g | Fat: 63g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 241mg | Sodium: 1383mg | Potassium: 1904mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 4294IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 279mg | Iron: 9mg