Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce
Easy slow cooker bolognese sauce recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Loaded with ground beef, tomatoes, carrots, celery and lots of Italian herbs. Best served with spaghetti.
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Butter Unsalted
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 2 cups Onion Finely chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic Finely minced
- 1.5 cups Carrots Peeled, Diced
- 2 stalks Celery Diced
- 2 pound Ground beef
- 1 cup Red wine Or use low sodium beef broth or vegetable broth
- 2 cans Crushed tomatoes 28 oz. can each
- 1 can Tomato paste 6 oz. can
- ½-1 cup Milk Whole, Adjust according to your preference
- 1.5 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- Salt To taste
- Pepper To taste
- 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar
- 2 cubes Beef bouillon Crushed
- ¼ teaspoon Red chili flakes Optional
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon Parsley Roughly chopped, For garnish
Instructions
- Heat half the butter and half the oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat.
- Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery and saute until onion is translucent and garlic is fragrant.
- Transfer this to slow cooker.
- Heat remaining butter and oil in the same nonstick pan over medium-high heat.
- Add beef and cook, breaking it up, until browned.
- Transfer to slow cooker as well.
- In the same nonstick pan, add red wine.
- Bring to simmer and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the pan.
- Then, pour this mixture into the slow cooker too.
- Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, milk, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, sugar, crushed bouillon cubes, red chili flakes, bay leaf.
- Mix until combined.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours.
- Discard bay leaf.
- Garnish with parsley and enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days and reheated in the microwave or stovetop.
Nutrition
Calories: 611kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 31gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 661mgPotassium: 1385mgFiber: 6gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 6333IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 6mg
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