Slow Cooker Spaghetti Bolognese

Dinner time doesn't need to be a challenge with this delicious slow cooker spaghetti bolognese recipe.All you have to do is brown the ingredients and then leave them to cook in the slow cooker all day. You’ll come home to a fantastic meal that the whole family will love.Serve the slow cooker bolognese sauce with spaghetti for a fantastic dinner that everyone will enjoy. With just one pot to clean up, this dish is practically effortless. So put your feet up and let the slow cooker do all the work for you.This recipe is perfect if you want to batch cook. It's very easy to double up so you can have a few nights of amazing home-cooked food or freeze a batch for another day.

📝 Ingredients

• 200 g Bacon lardons ( or Diced Pancetta)
• 1 large Carrots
• 2 Onions
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 kg Beef mince (I recommend frozen 5% fat)
• 180 ml Red wine
• 400 ml Beef stock (Use 1 stock pot or 2 stock cubes with boiling water.)
• 2 tins Chopped tomatoes ((800g))
• 3 tbsp Tomato puree
• 2 tbsp Dried mixed herbs
• 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
• Salt and black pepper
• 1 tsp Brown sugar
• 500 grams Spaghetti
• Fresh basil
• Parmesan

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Prepare all the ingredients.Finely dice 1 large Carrots and 2 OnionsFinely dice or mince 6 cloves Garlic
2. 2Fry the 200 g Bacon lardons in a pan for about 2 minutes.
3. 3Soften: Add the diced carrots, onion and garlic and fry until softened, about 8 minutes.
4. 4Transfer these ingredients from the pan into the slow cooker pot
5. 5Brown: Next, heat 1 tbsp Olive oil in the same pan, add the 1 kg Beef mince and cook until it's just browned.
6. 6Wine: Pour in the 180 ml Red wine with the mince, stir well, and bring to a boil.
7. 7Slow Cooker: Transfer the mince into the slow cooker pot and add 400 ml Beef stock
8. 8All in: Add all the below ingredients2 tins Chopped tomatoes3 tbsp Tomato puree2 tbsp Dried mixed herbs1 tsp Balsamic vinegarSalt and black pepper1 tsp Brown sugar
9. 9Stir all the ingredients together.
10. 10Cook: Place lid on. Cook for 8 hours on low or6 hours on highDO NOT remove the lid at any point! It does not need stirring.
11. 11Lid: Once the time is up, remove the lid.
12. 12Spaghetti: Stir and turn the slow cooker to high, keep the lid off to let it evaporate a little.Meanwhile, cook the 500 grams Spaghetti to the packet instructions
13. 13Serve: You have two options for serving. You can serve a scoopful of bolognese sauce on top of cooked spaghetti.
14. 14Pasta: Or add the cooked spaghetti into the slow cooker pot.
15. 15Combine: Stir it through until it is evenly distributed.
16. 16Topping: Serve in a bowl with some grated Parmesanand Fresh basil chopped on top.