The skinnymixer’s Chunky Bolognese has been a popular recipe on the Thermomix Recipe Community for a few years now, and has some fantastic 5 star reviews. Recently I asked the community who felt like they were not using their Thermomix or Bellini as much as they thought they should be, nearly 3,000 people responded…
and so I launched a new initiative called Simple Meal Sunday, to inspire and encourage people to use their machines more. This spaghetti recipe is fantastic because its simple, healthy and budget friendly. It can also be reinvented into so many different kinds of meals, from Chilli Con Carne (using my Mexican Spice Mix), to Shepherds Pie (using my Silky Sweet Potato Mash) to name a few.
I have included both the low calorie/quick version which is HCG compliant and a version using fresh ingredients.
Love Nik xx
Ingredients
- 1 tsp onion powder - or 1 medium brown onion, peeled and halved.
- 1 tsp garlic powder - or 1 garlic clove peeled
- 20 g olive oil - omit for quick version
- 700 g tomato sugo/passata - from the supermarket
- 50 g tomato paste
- 30 g water
- 20 g worcestershire sauce - optional, omit for p2
- 1 tbsp stock concentrate
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes - (optional)
- pinch cracked black pepper
- 700 g beef mince
Instructions
Quick & Low Calorie Bolognese
- Add all ingredients to the mixer bowl, except for the mince.
- Insert your simmering basket into the bowl and put your beef mince inside. Cook for 15 min/steaming temp/speed 4/MC on.
- Carefully break up the mince with a spatula, cook for a further 15-20 min/steaming temp/speed 4/MC on. or until cooked.
- Put your cooked mince into a serving bowl and pour your sauce over before serving.
Fresh Ingredient Bolognese
- Add your onion and garlic to the mixer bowl, chop for 3 sec/speed 9/MC on. Scrape bowl down.
- Add olive oil to mixer bowl and cook for 5 min/100°C or 212°F/speed 2/MC off.
- Add remaining ingredients to the mixer bowl, except for the mince.
- Insert your simmering basket into the bowl and put your beef mince inside. Cook for 15 min/steaming temp/speed 4/MC on.
- Carefully break up the mince with a spatula, cook for a further 15-20 min/steaming temp/speed 4/MC on or until cooked.
- Put your cooked mince into a serving bowl and pour your sauce over before serving.
and then