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Rich and Delicious Bolognese Meat Sauce, an easy pressure cooker recipe that the whole family will love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pressure Cooker Bolognese Meat Sauce<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have I said how much I love my Instant Pot? of course I have. I rave about it all over my blog since I bought one because seriously without a doubt, it is the best kitchen item I have ever bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there are any of you that have bought one and have not yet taken it out of the box (yes Steph, my good friend, I am talking to you),  please please take it out of its box right now and make this Bolognese Meat Sauce. Once you use it for the first time, you will soon realize just how awesome it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No idea what an Instant Pot<\/a> <\/strong>is? <\/strong>(check it out on amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/span>). It's a 7in1 cooker, and it slow cooks, pressure cooks, saute's, has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge and even makes yoghurt (I haven't tried that yet). Things that would normally take hours can be cooked in minutes and this Bolognese Meat Sauce is a prime example of how quickly you can batch cook up a decent meal and have some for dinner and plenty leftover for freezing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to make Bolognese Meat Sauce in the Instant Pot<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This recipe makes a decent amount, I'd say about 10 servings in total, what can I say the ground beef was on offer at the local grocery store, so I could resist picking some up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I already have this delicious Spaghetti Bolognese<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>recipe, but wanted to create a pressure cooker meat sauce recipe that is perfect for batch cooking to freeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker), this cooks in just 8 minutes (not including browning and pressure release) which is pretty darn good in my books, especially for the big pot of Bolognese Meat Sauce you have at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To chop all the vegetables I use the chopping bowl of my Nutri Ninja Food Processor with Auto IQ technology<\/a><\/strong><\/span> - just a couple of pulses of the blade and the vegetables are chopped. I put each veg in one at a time, but it is still super quick when I am rushed for time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once everything is prepped it's just a case of browning the mince and vegetables, adding the rest of the ingredients and then setting it to cook - simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sides for Slimming Eats Bolognese (Meat Sauce)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This recipe is both gluten, dairy free and suitable for those following paleo or Whole30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's also suitable for anyone on a gluten free diet by serving it over spiralized veggies as above or with a gluten free pasta or choice.  There are many different varieties out there such as brown rice, quinoa, chickpea, lentil etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don't fancy the usual pasta? You can even serve this Bolognese Meat Sauce with a jacket potato, oven baked chips<\/a><\/strong> or as a yummy pasta bake topped with cheese like in this Bolognese Pasta Bake<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What vegetables can I serve this with to equal a \u2153 of my plate?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are serving with the spiralized vegetables above then you pretty much have that covered, especially with the vegetables that go into the bolognese meat sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I always like to make up a big bowl of salad for the family to dig into. Serving a dish of vegetables for the whole family is always a great way to encourage anyone to eat more vegetables, especially fussy eaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my salad bowl I like to go from crisp lettuce greens, cucumber, and tomatoes. Occasionally I might add red shredded cabbage, carrots, radishes etc. You really can go for anything you have on hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Pressure Cooker Recipes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Love recipes you can cook in the Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker)? Check out these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n