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Pasta Bolognese

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • 1 medium carrot, finely diced
  • 1 celery stick, finely diced
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 400 g extra-lean beef mince (5% fat)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 large cans chopped tinned tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 beef stock cube
  • 240 g white pasta (linguine)
  • 20 g Parmesan, grated (to serve)
  • Fresh basil (to garnish)

Instructions

  1. Mist a pan with cooking spray and put over a medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, celery and fennel seeds and cook 6-8 minutes until softened.
  2. Add the mince and cook about 5 minutes until browned. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
  3. Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, oregano and bay leaves. Crumble in the stock cube and add 375 ml water. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer. Cover and cook 40 minutes until thick. Season to taste.
  4. Cook the pasta according to pack instructions. Drain and serve with the sauce, Parmesan and basil.