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Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce - OAMM

<p>Our Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce brings together aromatic vegetables, red wine and ground beef to slow cook to perfection. A little parmesan cheese rounds out this tomato based sauce leaving you with a comforting and hearty pasta dish.</p>
8 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 3/4 cups mince Onion
  • 1 cup grate Carrot
  • 1 cup dice Celery
  • 3 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
  • 1 cup Red Wine
  • 1/3 cups cook and dice Bacon
  • 1 cup Beef Bone Broth/Stock
  • 28 ounces Crushed Tomatoes, Canned
  • 3 tablespoons Tomato Paste
  • 1/2 teaspoons Sea Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 3 cups cook Ground Beef

Serving Day Ingredients

  • 1/4 cups Parmesan Cheese, Grated
  • 16 ounces Spaghetti

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 1 cup sauce & 1 cup spaghetti
  • 586 Calories
  • 22g Total Fat
  • 7g Sat Fat
  • 1g Trans Fat
  • 85mg Cholesterol
  • 655mg Sodium
  • 57g Total Carb
  • 5g Fiber
  • 9g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
  • 35g Protein
  • 15 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat olive oil.
  2. Add in onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook for 7-8 minutes, until veggies begin to soften.
  3. Pour veggies into slow cooker.
  4. Using red wine, deglaze skillet over low heat. Scrape any bits off the bottom of the pan, then allow wine to reduce for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Once wine has reduced, pour into slow cooker on top of veggies.
  6. Add bacon, beef broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, sea salt, black pepper and ground beef to slow cooker.
  7. Cook in slow cooker on low for 6 hours.
  8. In the last 20 minutes, stir in Parmesan cheese.
  9. Cook noodles according to package directions.
  10. Serve bolognese sauce over noodles.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat olive oil.
  2. Add in onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook for 7-8 minutes, until veggies begin to soften.
  3. Divide veggies into indicated number of freezer bags.
  4. Using red wine, deglaze skillet over low heat. Scrape any bits off the bottom of the pan, then allow wine to reduce for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Once wine has reduced, pour into bags on top of veggies.
  6. Add bacon, beef broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, sea salt, black pepper and ground beef to freezer bags.
  7. Label and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
  2. Cook in slow cooker on low for 6 hours.
  3. In the last 20 minutes, stir in Parmesan cheese.
  4. Cook noodles according to package directions.
  5. Serve bolognese sauce over noodles.

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