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Quick Easy Bolognese Sauce – Mediterranean Diet

Bolognese Sauce

Quick Easy Bolognese Sauce. I’ve done it lots of times.


Traditionally it’s  building a tomato sauce – with the addition of wine and milk – on top of the ground meat. It involves cooking the meat and the sauce ingredients for like 2- 4 hours.  

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But, what about the working folks who want to sit down to a good meal. But, don’t have the time on a weeknight to wait 2 – 4 hours to for the Bolognese Sauce to come together. So, I did this and it worked out very well.

Quick Easy Bolognese Sauce

First put  a pot on that is big enough to handle the ground beef and the sauce. Set the heat at medium high. Eyeball a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Put in the beef and break it up with a spoon or flipper.

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Break it up and stir it as it gets cooked.

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When it is all browned add the wine and milk.

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Mix it all together and add the sauce. I make big batches of marinara sauce and can it. Here’s the recipe.  But, a good jarred sauce off the shelf in your grocery store would work. Out of all of the choices I recommend Buitoni.

Add the sauce.

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And, stir it all together.

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Stir it a few times as it all cooks together. Adjust the heat for a fast simmer. The wine and the milk will reduce. After about ten minutes your Bolognese Sauce is ready to serve.

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I had mine with penne pasta, and some Chianti. Gammy had hers with some spiraled zucchini and some Pinot Grigio.

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When we have some sitting in the fridge we use it in Lasagna and on Pizzas also.

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Quick Easy Bolognese

Course: Main Course, Meat Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Italian, main course, Mediterranean Diet, quick and easy
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 431.8kcal
a thirty minute version of the tradional 2 - 4 hour recipe.
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Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup wine white or red
  • 1 quart Marinara Sauce

Instructions

  • First put  a pot on at medium high that is big enough to handle the ground beef and the sauce. Eyeball a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Put in the beef and break it up with a spoon or flipper.
    Break it up and stir it as it gets cooked.
  • When it is all browned add the wine and the milk.
    Mix it all together and add the sauce.
    And, stir it all together.
  • Stir it a few times as it all cooks together. Adjust the heat for a fast simmer. The wine and the milk will reduce. After about ten minutes your Bolognese Sauce is ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 431.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.3g | Protein: 24.6g | Fat: 25.1g | Saturated Fat: 9.9g | Trans Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 86.6mg | Sodium: 1344.9mg | Potassium: 1229.2mg | Fiber: 3.5g | Sugar: 13.6g | Vitamin A: 1123.2IU | Vitamin C: 16.6mg | Calcium: 124.9mg | Iron: 4.9mg

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