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Syn Free Best Ever Bolognese Pasta Bake

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This Mouthwatering Syn Free Bolognese Pasta Bake will impress the whole family – rich bolognese meat sauce coated pasta topped with delicious cheesy goodness.

Syn Free Bolognese Pasta Bake in oven dish on wooden board with salad in a bowl

Every one loves a bolognese, right? 

So you will really LOVE this Bolognese Pasta Bake.

Rich Italian style bolognese meat sauce, packed with lots of healthy vegetables and a selection of melted cheese for that perfect golden topping. 

close up of sliced Syn Free Bolognese Pasta Bake

If you are vegetarian, swap out the ground beef for a veggie meat substitute or even lentils. I love bolognese using green or brown lentils. Lentils can be purchased for such a low cost too, which would make these meal budget friendly.

I always have various bags of different lentils and beans in my pantry. They can come in really handy, if I do not have any meat defrosted and I need to make something up for dinner.

Have you seen my Lentil Bolognese recipe?

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Syn Free Bolognese Pasta Bake in oven proof dish on wooden board with bowl of salad

 

How can I add a 1/3 speed foods to this Bolognese Pasta Bake?

The bolognese sauce in this pasta bake comes packed with healthy speed foods like carrot, onion, zucchini, mushrooms and tomatoes. 

To increase the speed foods even furhter, I always make up a big bowl of salad which I serve in the middle of the table for everyone to dig into and add some to their plate.

All kinds of salad vegetables are perfect – baby greens, crisp lettuce, cucumber, carrot, peppers, tomatoes, onion.

wooden spoon scooping Syn Free Bolognese Pasta Bake from oven proof dish

 

Kitchen Items used in this Bolognese Pasta Bake:

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Syn Free Best Ever Bolognese Pasta Bake

Syn Free Best Ever Bolognese Pasta Bake

Yield: Serves 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

This Mouthwatering Syn Free Bolognese Pasta Bake will impress the whole family - rich bolognese meat sauce coated pasta topped with delicious cheesy goodness.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, finely chopped chopped
  • 1 courgette, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1.5 cups (360ml) of beef, chicken or vegetable stock
  • 455g (1lb) of extra lean beef mince (ground beef)
  • 3 cups (720ml) of crushed tomatoes (or passata)
  • 1 tsp of dried basil
  • 1 tsp of dried oregano
  • 1 tsp of dried thyme
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato puree
  • handful of mushrooms sliced
  • 350g (12.5oz) of dried pasta of choice (can use gluten free)
  • salt and black pepper to season
  • splash of balsamic vinegar
  • dash or worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and Black Pepper

to top:

  • 150g (5.5oz) of Mozzarella (3xHEa)
  • 60g/2oz of Cheddar (2xHEa)
  • 30g (1oz) Parmesan (1 HEa)

to serve:

  • fresh chopped Italian parsley

Instructions

  1. Add the mince, onion and garlic to a deep frying pan over a medium high heat and cook until browned.
  2. Add the carrot, courgette and mushrooms and cook for a further 3 mins.
  3. Add the herbs, crushed tomatoes, stock, tomato paste, balsamic vinegar and worcestershire sauce. Bring to the boil and then cover and reduce to simmer. Allow to simmer for 30 mins, until sauce thickens and becomes nice and rich. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
  4. Preheat oven to 200c or 400f (gas mark 6)
  5. Place the pasta in a saucepan of boiling hot water and cook until al dente - approx 7 mins (you want it to still have a slight bite, as it will continue to cook in the oven).
  6. Add the pasta to a large oven proof dish.
  7. Add the bolognese meat sauce and mix well.
  8. Top with all cheeses and sprinkle of black pepper.
  9. Place in oven and bake until cheese has melted and is golden on top. Approx 30mins
  10. Serve topped with fresh chopped Italian parsley and your choice of sides.

Notes

This recipe is gluten free, vegetarian, Slimming World, Weight Watchers friendly

  • Extra Easy - 1 HEa per serving
  • WW Smart Points - 13 per serving
  • Vegetarian/Green - use meat substitute or lentils in place on ground beef and use an Italian style cheese in place of parmesan.
  • Gluten Free - use gluten free pasta and Worcestershire sauce

*suitable for freezing

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 511Total Fat: 14.2gSaturated Fat: 7.6gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 806mgCarbohydrates: 59.4gFiber: 5.7gSugar: 10.4gProtein: 30.5g
Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only. Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information.
© Siobhan (Slimming Eats)
Cuisine: Italian / Category: Main
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Comments

  5. Anonymous

    This was really easy to make and as with all the recipes have tried on here extremely tasty – I sprinkled over extra parmesan on my husbands portion and he had no idea was slimming recipe!

  6. Padsum

    This dish was extremely easy to make.My husband and boys really enjoyed.I have loads left can u freeze tis?

  7. slimadmin

    It would be suitable to freeze, made up before it goes in the oven. But would perhaps dry out a bit if frozen after going in the oven. Hope that helps

  9. Caz

    This is absolutely amazing ! It tastes delicious. My hubby loved it too and took it work for lunch two days running ! You have to try it , you won’t be sorry .

  11. Kerri

    Really enjoyed this and so did hubby – clean plate! Tasted even better the next day for lunch, mmmmm!

  12. Eleenia

    Loved this. I used the giant she’ll pasta I had left over from your spinach and ricotta pasta dish.

  13. Heidi

    O.m.g this was delicious. The balsamic vinegar and Worcestershire sauce made all the difference. Amazing flavour will be a favourite in our house from now on.

  14. Lorraine R

    Shevy this met with thumbs up from the other half in this house! It is a ripper recipe and certainly can lay claim to “best ever” bolognese. We loved it! I followed the recipe to the letter and used gluten free penne pasta which turned out fine. Thanks for another winner and a keeper! ❤️

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