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Pappardelle Bolognese with lot of veggies

I’m sharing another H favourite with you today. Pappardelle bolognese with lot of hidden veggies.

The rich bolognese sauce will feed about 6 people or freeze what you don’t use for another time. I always have some in my freezer ready to go.

An important step when making this dish is to get a nice golden colour on your veggies before adding anything else. By doing this it adds a lot of flavour to your sauce.

Once your veggies have some colour, everything goes in and simmers away on the stove top for a couple of hours. You can of course eat it after about 30 minutes but leaving it a couple of hours will really develop the flavour.

Pappardelle bolognese with lots of hidden vegetables - perfect for fussy kids

Don’t want to freeze leftovers? Use leftover bolognese sauce the next day to make:

Individual shepard pot pies – top with sweet potato mash

Pie! – add a cup of frozen peas and top with puff pastry

Use bolognese to make nachos, tacos, or wrap it up in a burrito

Stuffed veggies like capsicums or tomatoes with bolognese

Add to your lasagna, ravioli or gnocchi

Bolognese on toast!

Pappardelle bolognese with lots of hidden vegetables - perfect for fussy kids
Pappardelle bolognese with lots of hidden vegetables - perfect for fussy kids
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Pappardelle Bolognese with lot of veggies

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 2 hours hours
Total Time 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large carrots
  • 2 large zucchini
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic ,or use paste
  • 1 large handful parsley ,chopped
  • 1 cup red wine ,or use water
  • 500 grams beef mince ,not super lean
  • 700 ml tomato passata
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 large springs of thyme
  • 2 strips lemon zest
  • pappardelle and parmesan to serve

Instructions

  • Add oil to a large pot over high heat.
    Using a food processor, finely chop your carrots, zucchini, celery, and onion individually and add to the pot (alternatively grate or chop).  Cook, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes or until you have some colour on your veggies.
  • Once your veggies have some nice colour, add garlic and parsley and stir for one minute.  Add wine and scrape the bottom of the pot to lift up any baked on bits. Reduce by half.
  • Add minced beef and cook until starting to brown. Add passata, tomato paste, bay leaves, thyme and 1 cup of water.  Simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.  Add more water as required. 
  • Add lemon zest 30 minutes before removing from the heat. 
  • Serve with pappardelle and garnish with parmesan. Freeze any leftover for 3 months. 

Notes

If you don’t have a food processor, grate your veggies for them to be hidden from fussy children.  Otherwise finely chop. 
Pappardelle bolognese with lots of hidden vegetables - perfect for fussy kids

If you make my pappardelle Bolognese with lot of veggies, be sure to take a picture and upload to Instagram with the hashtag #littlebigh.  I’d love to see your creation. xx

love Little Big H

Apr 1, 2019Cristie

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Comments

  1. Caitlin says

    April 1, 2019 at 2:02 pm

    5 stars
    These photos are absolutely gorgeous and it looks delicious!!

    Reply
    • Cristie says

      April 2, 2019 at 2:44 pm

      Thanks so much Caitlin

      Reply
  2. Luci's Morsels says

    April 1, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    I think pappardelle pasta might be my absolutely favorite and I don’t eat it nearly enough. It’s just so beautiful. And I LOVE sneaking in veggies into my tomato sauces. They add so much more flavor!

    Reply
    • Cristie says

      April 2, 2019 at 2:45 pm

      Thank you Luci, its a definite favourite in our house as well.

      Reply
  3. Alexandra @ It's Not Complicated Recipes says

    April 1, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! This is without a doubt one of my all time favourite comfort foods :)

    Reply
    • Cristie says

      April 2, 2019 at 2:45 pm

      So comforting… I could eat pasta everyday I think!

      Reply
  4. Veena Azmanov says

    April 1, 2019 at 3:31 pm

    5 stars
    A Bowl full of healthy stuff and platter for Dinner too. This looks unique and surely a treat too.

    Reply
    • Cristie says

      April 2, 2019 at 2:46 pm

      Thanks very much Veena

      Reply
  5. Meghna says

    April 2, 2019 at 2:20 am

    5 stars
    Love this super tasty Bolognese. I made it tonight and my family loved it so much. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Cristie says

      April 2, 2019 at 2:46 pm

      Awesome, I’m glad they loved it xx

      Reply
  6. Alicia Storms says

    July 17, 2019 at 9:15 pm

    This looks YUMMY!!! I’m drooling, I just can’t wait to try this at home.
    Thank you so much for sharing this awestruck recipe.
    Keep sharing:)

    Reply
    • Cristie says

      July 24, 2019 at 6:34 pm

      Thank you so much Alicia xx

      Reply
  7. Lucy says

    January 16, 2020 at 9:51 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious! So many veggies, so tasty.

    Reply
    • Cristie says

      February 3, 2020 at 7:11 pm

      Thank you so much Lucy, I really appreciate the feedback. xx

      Reply

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