Description
Bolognese Sauce is a hearty tomato sauce with beef, onions, and carrots. The sauce simmers in the slow cooker all day long so the flavors combine together!
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Ingredients
- 1 28oz jar of Roasted Garlic Marinara Sauce
- 3 bay leaves
- 4 thin slices of bacon
- 1 cup of low sodium chicken broth
- 1 tsp of basil
- 1 tsp of thyme
- 1/2 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp of garlic cloves, chopped
- 3/4 cup of chopped carrots
- 3/4 cup of chopped onions
- 2 pounds of lean ground beef 95% lean / 5 % fat
Instructions
- In a food processor pulse the onions and carrots until they are all about the same size and very small. You want them to be almost the same size as the beef.
- In a medium-sized skillet, brown the ground beef. Drain the leftover fat. Add in the onions and carrots and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Keep the burner on and then cook the 4 slices of bacon. Drain the fat, when the bacon is cooked. Dice the bacon and add to the slow cooker.
- Add the beef, onions, and carrots in there, along with all the rest of the ingredients. Stir well, and cook on low for 8 hours. Serve over 1 cup of cooked pasta.
Notes
myWW points: Blue 8; Green 8; Purple 8
My Personal Points 8
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 131
- Sugar: 2.85
- Fat: 5.94
- Saturated Fat: 2.246
- Carbohydrates: 5.2
- Fiber: 1.1
- Protein: 13.67
Keywords: slow cooker bolognese sauce