Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe

Delicious spaghetti Bolognese topped with fresh basil and grated cheese.

Make a classic Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe with homemade Bolognese sauce and tender chunks of beef, making this dish a family favourite. Ditching the jar of readymade sauce will be the best decision you ever make.

 

Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
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A hearty Italian pasta dish with a rich, slow-cooked meat and tomato sauce, served over spaghetti and topped with grated Parmesan.

Course: Pasta u0026amp; Rice, RecipesCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: easy
Servings
+

4

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes
Calories

450

kcal
Total time

55

minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Olive oil

  • 2 Garlic cloves-crushed

  • 2 tbsp Tomato paste

  • 400 gram Button mushroom

  • 400 gram Beef mince

  • 800 gram Diced tomatoes

  • 1/2 cups Basil leaves-shredded

  • 500 gram Spaghetti

  • 1 gram Parmesan-finely grated, to serve

  • 1 Basil leaves-to serve

  • 1 Brown onion -finely chopped

Directions

  • Finely chop mushrooms by hand, or alternatively 1 pulse in a food processor until finely chopped.
  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, sauté for 3 minutes or until softened. Add mushrooms, increase heat to high and cook for 5 minutes or until moisture has almost evaporated. Add tomato paste, cook, stirring for 1 minute.
  • Add mince, cook, breaking up mince with wooden spoon, until mince changes colour. Add tomatoes and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes or until thickened. Stir in basil and season.
  • Meanwhile, cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water following packet instructions. Drain and return to pan.
  • Stir through mushroom sauce, parmesan and extra basil. Serve.
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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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