Slow Cooker Mushroom Bolognese
Easy slow cooker mushroom bolognese recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Loaded with button mushrooms, vegetables like tomatoes, carrots, celery and Italian herbs. Best served with spaghetti.
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Butter Unsalted
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil
- 2 cups Onion Finely chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic Finely minced
- 1.5 cups Carrots Peeled, Diced
- 2 stalks Celery Diced
- 2 containers White button mushrooms 8 oz. each, Cleaned, Roughly chopped
- ½ cup Red wine Or use low sodium 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, Can be replaced with vegan milk
- 1.5 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- Salt To taste
- Pepper To taste
- 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar
- 1 cube Vegetable bouillon Crushed, Optional
- ¼ teaspoon Red chili flakes Optional
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon Parsley Roughly chopped, For garnish
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat.
- And add onion, garlic, carrots, celery and saute until onion is translucent and garlic is fragrant.
- Transfer this to slow cooker.
- In the same pan, add mushrooms and saute them until liquid is evaporated and they are golden brown.
- Transfer these mushrooms to the crockpot too.
- 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 cube (optional), red chili flakes, bay leaf.
- Mix until combined.
- Cover and cook on Low heat for 4-4.5 hours or on High heat for 2-2.5 hours.
- Discard bay leaf.
- Garnish with parsley.
- Serve over pasta and enjoy.
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheated in the microwave or stovetop.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 7gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 544mgPotassium: 1042mgFiber: 7gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 6464IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 183mgIron: 4mg
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