Spaghetti Bolognese
431 Calories
Serves 4
Low fat cooking spray
2 onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
300g extra lean minced beef
2 carrots, chopped finely
2 celery sticks chopped finely
400g can chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
leaves from 2 fresh thyme sprigs or 1tsp dried thyme
100ml red wine
2tbsp worcestershire sauce
225g dried spaghetti
a small bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
salt and pepper
Spray a large frying pan with the low fat cooking spray and put on a medium heat. Fry the onions and garlic for about 5 minutes until softened. Add the mince, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon, and cook until it is browned all over,
Add the carrots, celery, tomatoes, tomato puree, thyme, seasoning, red wine and worcestershire sauce. Stir together and leave to simmer for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in pan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes. Drain and add to the sauce.
Season to taste, stir in the parsley before serving.