EASY PASTA BOLOGNESE RECIPE| BOLOGNESE SAUCE| HOMEMADE PASTA

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Grape juice offers a non-alcoholic option, while white wine can be more affordable.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, and Grana Padano is a less expensive cheese.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be healthier, while crushed tomatoes are often cheaper.

Chop 4 medium carrots into very small pieces.

Chop 2 large red onions and set aside.

Heat olive oil in a pan and add the chopped onions; sauté for 1 minute.

Add the chopped carrots and cook covered until soft and tender.

Once the carrots are ready, remove everything from the pan and set aside.

In the same pan, add freshly chopped rosemary leaves and sauté for 1 minute.

Add 500 grams of beef to the pan; mash the meat to prevent it from forming meatballs and cook for 5 minutes until there is no liquid left in the pan.

Stir in 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and 5 black skinned tomatoes; mix well.

Add 4 cups of water to the pan and bring to a boil; let it boil on low heat for 1.5 hours.

After 1.5 hours, mix in the cooked vegetables and season with 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, and 1 teaspoon dried thyme; cover and let cook on low heat until the liquid reduces by half.

In a large pot of salted boiling water, add fresh handmade pappardelle pasta and let it boil for 3 minutes; remove when the pasta floats to the top.

Once the sauce has thickened after 1.5 hours, serve the pasta topped with Parmesan cheese.

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