BOLOGNESE SAUCE😍

This is one of the first recipes posted to rockinmeals and has quickly become a favorite. I’ve probably made this 100 times over the course of my life, and it’s my absolute favorite for meal prep, hosting, or a delicious Sunday dinner. It makes a boatload of sauce, so invite some friends over for dinner or use half for meal prep and freeze the rest and your future self will thank you. Make this and trust me you won’t make pasta with ground beef and a regular jar of marinara ever again😍

Makes 5-6 servings.

Ingredients:

For the Bolognese:

• 1 container mirepoix ( or 1 onion chopped, 1 carrot chopped, 2 celery stalks chopped)

• 2-3 minced garlic cloves

• 1 lb Italian Sausage 

• 1 lb ground beef

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• 1 cup dry red wine

• 1 28oz can tomatoes (San Marzano is best for this)

• 2 bay leaves

• ½ teaspoon oregano

• ½ teaspoon parsley

• ½ teaspoon thyme

• 1 parmesan rind (optional but highly recommended)

Directions:

For the Bolognese:

• Sauté onions, celery, and carrots in olive oil with salt and pepper. 

• Once soft, add Italian sausage and ground beef, breaking up with a wooden spoon until browned. 

• Add garlic and tomato paste and cook our for about a minute. 

• Add in the wine and reduce until wine has evaporated. 

• Meanwhile, break up the San Marzano can of tomatoes either with your hands or scissors until slightly more pureed but still chunky.

• Add in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, oregano, parsley, and thyme. I also added one Parmesan rind (optional). 

• Stir and reduce heat to a simmer and cook covered for AT LEAST 45 min (the longer the better). 

• I love making a big batch of this to serve with spaghetti squash for lunches, or to have in the zucchini lasagna found here: https://www.rockinmealss.com/blog/2019/2/8/zucchini-lasagna?rq=bolognese