Slow cooker chilli
Batch-cook this chilli and freeze for healthy dinners when you're pushed for time. It'll soon become a family favourite with hidden vegetables to nourish fussy eaters
Slow-cooker Bolognese
Serves 12
Easy
Prep:
Cook: -
Batch cook a healthy Bolognese using your slow cooker. Freeze the leftovers for easy midweek dinners when you're more pushed for time
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- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 6 smoked bacon rasherschopped
- 1 ½kg lean minced beef(or use half beef, half pork mince)
- 4 onionsfinely chopped
- 3 carrotsfinely chopped
- 4 celery sticksfinely chopped
- 8 garlic clovescrushed
- 500g mushroomssliced
- 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 spaghettito serve
- parmesanto serve
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal295
- fat12g
- saturates4g
- carbs13g
- sugars11g
- fibre4g
- protein34g
- salt0.87glow
Method
step 1
Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the bacon and mince in batches until browned. Add to your 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.
