Slow Cooker Bolognese {No Browning Recipe!}

Bolognese with spaghetti in the slow cooker.

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Slow Cooker Bolognese {No Browning Recipe!}

This Slow Cooker Bolognese recipe is so easy - no browning needed. Just leave it to cook all day and come home to a thick, rich beef ragu. Perfect to top spaghetti or use in lasagne.

Prep Time15

Cook Time8

Total Time8 15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: People

Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

For the Slow Cook:

500 g Beef mince
800 g Tinned tomatoes (usually made up of 400g tins)
3 Sticks Celery Chopped finely
3 Carrots Peeled and chopped finely
1 Onion Peeled and chopped finely
6 Cloves of garlic Peeled and crushed
75 g Tomato pureé
125 ml Red wine
2 Beef stock cubes undiluted, crumbled
2 tsp Dried oregano
3 Bay leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

To Serve:

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce or Henderson's Relish
15 g Fresh basil Finely chopped

Instructions

Put all of the slow cook ingredients into the slow cooker and cook for 6 hours on HIGH or 8 hours on LOW.
Add the Worcestershire sauce and fresh basil.

Optional:

If you want to serve with spaghetti, boil the spaghetti for 2-3 minutes less than the usual cooking time. Drain and add to the bolognese sauce, with a splash or two of reserved cooking water. Stir well and allow the pasta to absorb the sauce a little and soften.

Notes

Mince: Chopping your mince finely before adding to the slow cooker will avoid any big meat lumps

Bay leaves: Fresh or dried is fine, remove before serving

Vegetables: I buy a 'soffritto' mix if available to save having to chop the celery, carrots and onions. A 400g or 500g bag is fine. It might be called ‘vegetable base mix’ or something similar in some supermarkets

Nutritional information: The nutritional information does not include any spaghetti or other dishes to serve

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