Name: Good-for-you bolognese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 1 onion chopped; 4 carrots chopped; 2 courgettes chopped; 85g button mushrooms; 1 garlic clove crushed; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 500g lean minced beef; handful basil leaves; 1 tbsp gravy granules; 400g spaghetti

Good-for-you bolognese

This delicious pasta sauce is packed with veg- but the kids will never guess

45 min total 15 min prep 30 min cook 6 597 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the onion. Cook gently for a few mins, then add the carrots, courgettes and mushrooms and fry for 5 more mins. Stir in the garlic with 1 min to go.
2 Tip in the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and 300ml boiling water, then season to taste. Bring to the boil, cover, then simmer for 15 mins until tender. Meanwhile, heat a non-stick pan and add the mince. Break it up with a wooden spatula and cook for 10 mins, stirring until browned all over.
3 Add the basil leaves (reserve a few) to the veg sauce, then put a stick blender into the pan and blend until smooth. Pour the sauce and gravy granules into the mince, then stir to thicken. Cover and simmer for 15 mins.
4 Meanwhile, boil the pasta. Reserve a small cup of the cooking water, then drain. Mix the spaghetti with the sauce and reserved water, then serve, topped with a few more basil leaves.