5 from 24 votes
Bolognese Sauce
Bolognese Sauce in this recipe features slow-cooked ground beef with a base of sautéed carrots, celery, onions, and garlic, simmered with crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, and a beef bouillon cube. The sauce is finished with heavy cream and fresh Parmesan cheese, creating a rich, hearty pasta sauce with depth and a creamy finish. It is slow-cooked for 8 to 10 hours to develop flavor and tenderness.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Servings:
3
jars
Calories:
761 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 carrot finely diced, large
- 2 celery finely diced, large stalks
- 2 cups white onion finely diced
- 2 tablespoon garlic minced, fresh
- 2 pounds ground beef lean
- 2 crushed tomatoes 28 oz cans
- 1 tomato paste 156ml can
- 1-2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1 beef bouillon cube
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese grated fresh
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Saute the carrots, celery and onion until tender. Add in the garlic and saute for another 2 minutes, until it's fragrant and lightly browned. Place the vegetables into the bottom of a large slow cooker.
- In the same pan cook the ground beef until it is fully browned and no longer pink. Drain the grease and add to the slow cooker.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning and boullion cube.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
- When the sauce is done to your liking, stir in the cream and the Parmesan to finish.
- Use on your favourite pasta. Freeze the leftovers for another meal.
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Notes
- Adjust Italian seasoning to taste depending on brand strength.
- For freezing, omit the cream and Parmesan; add when reheating.
- This recipe yields about three jars (650–800 ml each) of sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
761kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
71g
(142%)
Fat
42g
(65%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Cholesterol
249mg
(83%)
Sodium
465mg
(19%)
Potassium
1538mg
(33%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
11010IU
(220%)
Vitamin C
13.9mg
(15%)
Calcium
276mg
(28%)
Iron
8.4mg
(47%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 jars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 761
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 761kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 71g | 142% |
| Fat | 42g | 65% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol | 249mg | 83% |
| Sodium | 465mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 1538mg | 33% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 11010IU | 220% |
| Vitamin C | 13.9mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 276mg | 28% |
| Iron | 8.4mg | 47% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.