Slow cooker bolognese
By Hobbykoch ·
Batch cook a delicious and healthy spaghetti bolognese in your slow cooker. Freeze the leftovers for easy midweek dinners when you're more pushed for time
- Servings
- 12
- Prep time
- 15 Min.
- Cook time
- 9 Std. 30 Min.
- Total time
- 7 Std. 45 Min.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 6 smoked bacon rashers chopped
- 1½kg lean minced beef (or use half beef, half pork mince)
- 4 onions finely chopped
- 3 carrots finely chopped
- 4 celery sticks finely chopped
- 8 garlic cloves crushed
- 500g mushrooms sliced
- 4 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- 6 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tbsp dried mixed herbs
- 2 bay leaves
- large glass red wine (optional)
- 4 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- cooked spaghetti to serve
- parmesan to serve
Instructions
Step 1: Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the bacon and mince in batches until browned. Add to the slow cooker.
Step 2: Add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato purée, herbs, wine (if using), vinegar, sugar and seasoning to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 6-8 hours, then uncover, turn to High and cook for another hour until thick and saucy.
Step 3: Serve with cooked spaghetti and grated or shaved parmesan. To cook this entire recipe on the hob, check out our big-batch bolognese recipe.
Nutrition facts
per serving
| Energy | 295 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12 g |
| of which saturates | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 13 g |
| of which sugars | 11 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 34 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Provided by the author, partly estimated. Please check ingredients and allergens yourself.
Source: bbcgoodfood.com
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