easy bolognese recipe

I love a good pasta sauce, and this simple spaghetti bolognaise is so saucy and flavorful that you will want to make it often.

Spaghetti Bolognaise Sauce

bacon (,

beef

oregano (, dry)

tsp thyme (, dry)

tsp basil (, dry)

paprika

mushrooms (, finely chopped (about 2 medium sized))

onion

Tbsp garlic (, minced)

carrot (, peeled and finely chopped (about ½ cup))

celery (, finely chopped (about ½ cup))

red wine

lemon (,

nutmeg

½ tsp black pepper (, more to taste)

tomatoes (, canned)

beef stock ((or broth))

heavy cream

In a heavy pan or iron skillet, cook bacon on low-medium until crispy, turning midway through.

Remove bacon from the pan and reserve for later.  Spoon out all but about 1 Tbsp of bacon fat.

Cook ground beef in bacon fat, chopping into small bits with a spoon or spatula.

When ground beef is browned, add oregano, thyme, basil, paprika, mushrooms, onion, garlic, carrot, and celery.  Cook 10 minutes covered on medium heat (checking and stirring halfway through) until veggies are becoming tender and onion is translucent.

Add wine and cook on medium for 5 minutes uncovered (wine will reduce a bit and alcohol will evaporate off).

Crumble and add the reserved bacon.  Add lemon zest and juice, nutmeg, salt, black pepper, crushed tomatoes, and beef stock/broth.

Stir, cover, and simmer on low-medium (2-3) for 50 minutes, checking frequently to make sure sauce doesn&#x27;t dry out.  Add more beef broth if getting too thick.

Add cream and reduce heat to low (1-2).  Cover and cook 10 more minutes.

Serve over long noodles such as spaghetti, angel hair, or linguini.  Enjoy!

This flavorful and easy bolognese recipe is our FAVORITE pasta dish! The sauce tastes as though it has been marinating on the stove for 12 hours. (Spoiler alert... this recipe only takes 40 minutes to make, from start to finish!)

Ragù alla Bolognese

olive oil

sausage

garlic

oregano

red pepper flakes

chicken broth

oz crushed tomatoes

tomato paste

salt

black pepper

lb pasta (small noodle

basil

parmesan cheese

pasta water (to make the pasta more saucy at the end)

Cook meat

Heat a 12 inch skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and Italian sausage. Cook the meat until no longer pink, crumbling it up as you go. Once cooked, drain any excess grease.

Add seasoning

Stir in the garlic, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes and cook for 1 more minute. 

Deglaze

Add the chicken broth to the skillet to deglaze the pan, stir to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom. Cook until the broth has reduced by half.

Simmer

Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and simmer for 10 minutes. 

Cook pasta

While that’s simmering, cook the pasta to al dente.

Simmer, again

After the sauce has simmered for 10 minutes stir in the nutmeg, fresh basil, cream, and parmesan. Simmer for another 10 minutes. 

Add pasta to sauce

Drain the pasta and reserve ½ cup of the pasta water to use at the end to make the sauce more saucy (if needs be). Add the pasta to the sauce mixing to combine. If you need the sauce to be more saucy, add a splash of reserved pasta water. 

Serve warm with a garnish of fresh basil and parmesan.

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