Easy One-Pot Spaghetti Bolognese
Weeknight dinner has never been easier or more delicious with this rich in flavor Easy One-Pot Spaghetti Bolognese recipe! Ready in 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Spaghetti Bolognese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium brown onion finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves finely minced (see notes)
- 500 g (500 g) beef mince (see notes)
- 2-3 tbsp tomato paste best quality you can get!
- 1 tsp Italian herb mix
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 3 cups (750 ml) passata sauce (tomato puree)
- 4 cups (1 liter) beef mince chicken or vegetable stock (good quality!)
- 1 tsp soy sauce adds flavor!
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce flavor!
- 2 tbsp basil chopped, plus extra to garnish
- 1 (500 g) packet 500g spaghetti or pasta of your choice! (see notes)
Instructions
Spaghetti Bolognese
- Note: this recipe is really forgiving. The soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce are optional but add a good boost of umami (savory flavor). No, you can’t taste the soy sauce, it’s only a small amount but enhances the overall tomato flavor.
- Heat a large, deep pot to high heat. Add the olive oil in a large saucepan (you’ll need one with a lid) and add your chopped onion and garlic. Mix using a wooden spoon for 60 seconds on medium heat.
- Next, add the beef mince and cook until it’s not red anymore, about 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste, Italian herbs, salt and pepper and stir until the tomato paste starts bubbling or caramelizing.
- Add the passata, stock, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and basil and stir until mixture bubbles. Turn heat down to low, cover pot with lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the pasta and cook 2 minutes longer than the package instructions. Once the pasta is al-dente, the sauce will be thick, glossy, intense in flavor, and ready to gobble down! Don’t forget to garnish with extra basil before serving!
Notes
Beef Mince - if you can, buy your beef mince from a good butcher. It’s always fresher than what they sell at supermarkets. You can buy lower fat beef mince, but regular beef mince with 10 - 15% fat content adds flavor to the sauce!
Passata - yes, brand matters but it doesn’t have to be expensive! More importantly than that, buying from an Italian deli is always going to be better than buying the cr-p they sell at supermarkets. Ask your friendly deli attendant which one they use at home for an authentico flavor!
Garlic - If you’re in Australia, buy from a good fruit shop, not the supermarket. And make sure you buy Aussie grown garlic, it tastes way better and is better for the environment. Supermarkets sell really old garlic that’s mass produced and takes months to arrive here.
Spaghetti / pasta - again, buy from an Italian grocer not from a supermarket. The quality will always be better. You can also use any type of pasta you like too. Add an extra 2 minutes of cooking time on top of package cooking times or cook until al dente! Pastas that need longer than 8-minutes to cook will need an extra splash of water to cool.
Chili - add a pinch of chili flakes for an extra kick of heat in your pasta! I leave it out to make this recipe toddler friendly.
Storage - Spaghetti Bolognese can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days.
Nutrition - is based on per serving. This recipe serves 4 adults and a hungry toddler!
A note on measurements - all ingredients in this recipe are offered in Australian cup measurements and weight measurements. Australian cups are different to other cup measurements in different places in the world which means that no cup measurements anywhere are a reliable way to measure! Weight measurements are created by me, in my kitchen here in Melbourne Australia. The best way to get recipe success is to measure ingredients by weight, using kitchen scales.
Nutrition
Calories:4195kcal | Carbohydrates:92g | Protein:257g | Fat:310g | Saturated Fat:112g | Polyunsaturated Fat:11g | Monounsaturated Fat:143g | Trans Fat:17g | Cholesterol:994mg | Sodium:4147mg | Potassium:7723mg | Fiber:19g | Sugar:46g | Vitamin A:4586IU | Vitamin C:100mg | Calcium:512mg | Iron:44mg
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