10 ways with bolognese

As bolognese is a very handy dish to batch cook and freeze I thought I would share various ways you can use it for lunch and dinner. There are many recipes and ways to make Bolognese so feel free to use your own. I have included my syn-free Bolognese recipe below that can be doubled or tripled for batch cooking if you would like to try it.

Ingredients:

• Tinned Tomatoes (500g)
• Passata (500g)
• Lean mince (500g)
• 1 red pepper
• 1 or 2 onions
• 2 or 3 garlic cloves (depending on size ect)
• Pinch of Italian Seasoning
• Pinch of Salt

Method:

1. Chop up red pepper, onion and crush the garlic cloves
2. Spray frying pan with fry light and put on medium heat, put in mince and toss around until
3. all mince is brown
4. Put the red pepper, onion and garlic into frying pan and mix with mince for 3-5minutes
5. Place above mix into a pot and pour in pasata and tinned tomatoes.
6. Put pot on medium heat
7. Add salt and seasoning and mix together and cook for 10 minutes

Now that the recipe and method is taken care of, here are some of the fun ways you can have bolognese!

1. Spaghetti Bolognese

2. Pasta Bolognese

3. Lasagne

4. Bolognese on rice

5. Bolognese Baked Potato

6. Bolognese on a bed of lettuce

7. Bolognese stuffed pepper

8. Bolognese and Lettuce Wrap

9. Bolognese Pizza

10. Bolognese Potato Bake

Syn Free Gravy - Three Ways

Instant gravy or Mama's homemade gravy is a tempting but surefire way to add syns to an otherwise slimming world friendly meal. I've listed three handy syn free gravy options which will give you something to jazz up your Sunday Roast! 

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1. Rich onion Gravy

This recipe takes a little bit of patience, as you wait for the sauce to reduce. However, this is what gives it such a lovely consistency. Delicious with steak! 

Ingredients:

2 medium red onions, sliced into rings
1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 Beef stockpot
1/2 pint boiling water

Method:

• Spray a pan with frylight and fry the onions until softened
• Add the balsamic vinegar and stir
• Add the rich beef stockpot and boiling water and stir
• Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat slightly
• Cook for 15-20 mins or until the sauce has reached desired consistency.

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2. Mushy Pea Gravy

This one of slimming worlds weird and wonderful recipes, you think it will taste and look funny but actually, is a perfect consistency and full of flavour. Nice with chicken dishes.

Ingredients:

Tin of mushy peas
1/2 tin chopped tomatoes
2 oxo cubes
Salt and Pepper
Tsp worcester sauce (optional)

Method:

• Mix all ingredients together and cook on a medium heat for 5-7 minutes.
• Liquidise until you reach the desired consistency. 

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3. Oxo and Smash Gravy

The oxo cubes add a burst of flavour, while the smash adds thickness and can be adjusted to taste. Perfect for beef dishes! 

Ingredients:

2 beef oxo cubes
1 cup boiling water
3-4 tbsp smash instant potato mash

Method:

• Add the boiling water to the oxo cubes and stir well.
• Slowly add the smash and stir until you reach desired consistency.

Which is your favourite? Let me know in the comments :)

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