Spaghetti Bolognese

Name: Spaghetti Bolognese
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 pack, 20% Beef mince; 1 portion, 60 to 100g Spaghetti; 1, diced Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tin, or a carton of passata Chopped tomatoes; a squeeze Tomato purée; to taste Oregano; to taste Italian herbs; 1, optional Bay leaf; a splash, optional Worcestershire sauce; a splash Olive oil; to taste Salt; to taste Black pepper; grated, to serve Cheese

40 mins · serves 2 · hob

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Method

1
Splash of oil into a pan on a medium-high heat, then in with the beef mince. Break it up with your spatula and let it get some colour.
2
Once the mince has browned, add the diced onion and give it a mix.
3
Add the garlic, oregano, Italian herbs, salt, pepper and a cheeky bit of MSG. Mix it well and let everything cook together for a couple of minutes.
4
Add the chopped tomatoes and a little tomato purée. Big stir, turn the heat down, and let it simmer. The longer you leave it, the better it is going to taste.
5
Add the spaghetti to a big pot of salted boiling water and stir it so it does not stick together.
6
Once the pasta is cooked, drain it but save a little of that pasta water.
7
Tip the spaghetti straight into the bolognese and give it a big mix. If it looks a little dry, add a splash of the pasta water.
8
Plate it up, and grate some cheese over if you are feeling fancy.

Ingredients

Beef mince · 1 pack, 20%£3.09
Spaghetti · 1 portion, 60 to 100g£0.28
Onion · 1, diced£0.80
Garlic · 2 cloves£0.87
Chopped tomatoes · 1 tin, or a carton of passata£0.43
Tomato purée · a squeeze£0.59
Oregano · to taste · price not checked£0.65
Italian herbs · to taste£0.69
Bay leaf · 1, optional£0.49
Worcestershire sauce · a splash, optional · price not checked£0.89
Olive oil · a splash£5.29
Salt · to taste£0.65
Black pepper · to taste£1.59
Cheese · grated, to serve£4.85

Buying every pack from scratch£21.16

Priced at Aldi, with an empty cupboard. The packs feed you more than once, so this is the shop rather than the meal. Estimates, not your receipt.

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Contains dairy, fish, gluten and meat.

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