Slow cooked spaghetti bolognese

We have a recipe to take your spaghetti bolognese to the next level. This recipe is a slow-cooked spaghetti bolognese that is jam-packed with herbs, tomatoes and vegetables.

Serves- 4

Ingredients

• 500 grams of lean beef mince
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 2 garlic cloves crushed
• 1 onion diced
• 1 celery diced
• 1 carrot diced
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 1/4 cup of milk
• tin of tomatoes blended (or tomato paste)
• sage herb
• parsley herb
• 3 dried bay leaves
• salt and peeper grounded
• 380 grams of spaghetti or penne pasta (or however much to feed your family)
• 80 grams of parmesan

Method

1. Prepare all ingredients
2. In a pan on the stove simmer onion, celery, carrot, parsley, sage, crushed garlic and 1 teaspoon of butter
3. In your slow cooker add the mince, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 of pepper, chicken stock, the white wine, milk, tomatoes you blended (or paste) and simmered ingredients above
4. Place the lid on the slow cooker and leave on low for 6-7 hours or high for 4-5 hours (if you want to shorten cooking time)
5. After the sauce is cooked add and mix in 1/4 cup of cream, parmesan and some more parsley for garnish, let the sauce sit while you make pasta
6. Cook the pasta in saltwater until al dente
7. Before the pasta has finished cooking, drain the water
8. Add the sauce to the pasta and simmer for a high 30 seconds this will give the spaghetti a thin coat of the sauce.