- Heat the oil and brown the mince over a gentle heat, stirring to stop it from sticking.
- Add the onion to the mince and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients, bring the sauce to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes.
- Add pepper to taste.
- Before the Bolognese is finished cooking, allow around 10-15 mins to cook your wholemeal pasta.
- Serve with the garlic bread.
- For dessert, have half of the fruit salad mixture and keep the other half to use another day.
Spaghetti bolognese with garlic bread, a side salad, followed by fruit salad
Preparation and nutritional information
Calories
844kcal
Time
50 mins
Serves
2
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 100g lean beef mince
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 400g can of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
- ½ red pepper, chopped
- 100g mushrooms, sliced
- ½ carrot, chopped
- ½ courgette, chopped
- Pepper to taste
- 70g (dry weight) wholemeal pasta
- 2 slices of garlic bread
For the side salad (Serves 2)
- ⅓ lettuce
- 3-4 small quartered tomatoes
- Two inches of sliced cucumber
- ⅓ green pepper (cut into strips)
- 2 spring sliced onions
For the fruit salad (Serves 4)
- 1 sliced banana
- 1 apple, sliced
- 1 segmented orange
- 4 quartered strawberries
- 10 halved grapes
- 1 sliced kiwi fruit
- 100ml unsweetened orange juice
Method
Tips
- If you are cooking for one, you can freeze the extra portions for a quick and easy evening meal another week.
- This is quite a big meal with a high calorie content, so you don’t have to have all the sides and accompaniments if you don’t want to. If you do, avoid having this type of meal very often.
- If you want to make a lighter version, you could substitute some or all of the beef mince for extra vegetables, or use soya mince.