Slow-cooker bolognese
Batch cook a delicious and healthy spaghetti bolognese in your slow cooker. Freeze the leftovers for easy midweek dinners when you're more pushed for time
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- Serves: 12 persons
Ingredients
- 4tbsp olive oil
- 6smoked bacon rashers, chopped
- 5 ½kg lean minced beef (or use half beef, half pork mince)
- 4onions, finely chopped
- 3carrots, finely chopped
- 4celery sticks, finely chopped
- 8garlic cloves, crushed
- 500g mushrooms, sliced
- 4x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- 6tbsp tomato purée
- 2tbsp dried mixed herbs
- 2bay leaves
- large glass red wine (optional)
- 4tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1tbsp sugar
- cooked spaghetti, to serve
- parmesan, to serve
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the bacon and mince in batches until browned. Add to the slow cooker.Step 2
Add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato purée, herbs, wine (if using), vinegar, sugar and seasoning to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 6-8 hours, then uncover, turn to High and cook for another hour until thick and saucy.Step 3
Serve with cooked spaghetti and grated or shaved parmesan. To cook this entire recipe on the hob, check out our big-batch bolognese recipe.