Batch slow cooker Bolognese

Name: Batch slow cooker Bolognese | Asda Good Living
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500g Pork Mince; 500g Beef Mince; 311g Carrots, diced; 162g Onions, diced; 4 x cans Chopped Tomatoes; 6 sprigs of Fresh Thyme; 60g of Tomato Puree; 20g of Garlic, minced; 448g of Mixed Peppers, diced; 2 x 500g Spaghetti; 30g of Fresh Basil, stem finely chopped & leaves roughly torn; 2 x Beef Stock Cubes in 200ml boiled water; 1 tsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tbsp Cornflour (optional)

Try this classic staple midweek meal... It's easy and budget friendly!

By Asda Good Living,16th August 2021

Cook: 5 Hours

Serves: 12

Price: £0.91 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 389g serving contains

Energy
8612kj
529kcal

26%

Fat
14g

Med
20%

Saturates
4.7g

Low
24%

Sugars
11.7g

Low
13%

Salt
0.82g

Low
14%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2214kj/529kcal

Ingredients

500g Pork Mince

500g Beef Mince

311g Carrots, diced

162g Onions, diced

4 x cans Chopped Tomatoes

6 sprigs of Fresh Thyme

60g of Tomato Puree

20g of Garlic, minced

448g of Mixed Peppers, diced

2 x 500g Spaghetti

30g of Fresh Basil, stem finely chopped & leaves roughly torn

2 x Beef Stock Cubes in 200ml boiled water

1 tsp Vegetable Oil

1 tbsp Cornflour (optional)

Method

Start by adding vegetable oil into a large non-stick pan over a high heat. Allow the pan to pre-heat, then add the pork and beef minced.

Distribute it across the pan and leave to brown for 4 minutes, then stir and continue to cook for a further 3 minutes.

Add the browned minced into the slow cooker, along with all of the ingredients except the spaghetti. Reserve some of the basil for garnish. Stir to combine and cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 5 hours.

If you want a thicker bolognese, optionally mix together one tablespoon of cornflour and one tablespoon of water to form a cornflour slurry. Pour into your slow cooker when there is half an hour remaining to thicken.

Divide the bolognese into 3 containers (each serving 4). Freeze two and refrigerate one. When it’s time to eat, reheat the bolognese on the hob/in the microwave until piping hot whilst you cook your spaghetti. Serve with a sprinkle of fresh basil and a crack of black pepper.