Here’s a winner to get the vegetables into the kids without them even knowing with this family favourite, Hidden Veg Bolognese, they will never guess!
Hidden Veg Bolognese
Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
Sneaky, nutritious, and deliciously tomatoey, hidden veg bolognese packs in finely blended vegetables for an extra boost of goodness. A fuss-free family dinner that pleases everyone—because nobody will know it’s there unless you tell them.
Course: Recipes
Servings
+
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4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
Cook Mode
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Ingredients
2 Onions
3 Garlic cloves
2 Carrot
2 Celery stalks
1 Zucchini
1 caspsicum
2 tsp Olive Oil
2000 gram Mince
1/2 cups Tomato paste
1/3 cups Dry red wine
2 Diced tomatoes-tins
2 Pasta sauce-jar
1 tbsp Vegetable stock
2 tbsp Sugar
Salt and pepper-pinch
Directions
- Add all vegetables into a food processor and process, until vegetables are finely chopped
- Heat oil in a large pan and add the vegetables, cooking until soft
- In a separate pan fry mince in batches, slowly adding the veggies
- Once mince is brown and mixed with veggies, add all remaining ingredients
- When boiling remove and place in slow cooker
- Cook on high for 4-6 hours
- Serve with curly pasta
Gemma Lutton
Mother of three gorgeous kids and a extremely lucky husband. A stay at home mum now dipping her toes into the world of writing and escaping into fantasyland until 3pm rolls around, then back to being an awesome mother and wife.

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