Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti Bolognese
Check out our new and delicious Spaghetti Bolognese! This is a recipe you won’t want to pass up, because it can be one of the best comfort foods if you’re in need of it! Leftovers for Spaghetti Bolognese freeze nicely as well! This delicious Italian recipe will keep you fed for as long as it will last! If you like this recipe, then you might also like our Italian Bruschetta Recipe! It would make as a great appetizer before serving this main course meal!
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Spaghetti Bolognese
Ingredients
- 1 package spaghetti 16 oz.
- 3 bacon diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 chopped fine large onion
- 1 chopped fine stalk celery
- 1 chopped fine carrot
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 cans crushed tomatoes 28 oz
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- salt
- ground pepper
- 21/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook spaghetti until cooked, yet still firm to bite. About 12 minutes. Drain.
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil on medium heat. Cook the bacon until crisp in the oil. About 8-10 minutes. Stir onion, carrot, celery, and oregano into the bacon, and continue cooking until the veggies soften. Another 8-10 minutes. Crumble the ground beef into the vegetable mixture and cook the beef until it's no longer pink. Be sure to stir as well.
- Take the balsamic vinegar and pour on ground beef mixture. Allow to simmer until liquid evaporates. about 5 minutes. Stir tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and sugar into ground beef mixture, and bring it to a boil. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Stir fresh basil in mixture.
- Ladle sauce over the cooked spaghetti. Top spaghetti with your parmesan cheese and serve.
Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy.
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The cooking instructions for the ground beef isn’t mentioned in the recipe. I’m guessing it should say to add it to the bacon when you add the carrots, celery, etc. Is that correct?