Veggie Packed Thermomix Chunky Bolognese

This Thermomix Chunky Bolognese recipe is a great way to add some extra veggies into your family meal and best of all it's also

Course Dinner

Cuisine Australian, Italian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings people

Calories 489kcal

Author Lucy & Lauren

Equipment

Thermomix
Thermomix Basket Insert

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic
4 slices short cut bacon roughly chopped
1 brown onion cut in half
20 grams olive oil
2 carrots chopped into 4 cm pieces
2 stalks of celery chopped into 4 cm pieces
100 grams pumpkin peeled
1 zucchini chopped into 4cm pieces
800 grams crushed tomato or passata
40 grams tomato paste
2 tablespoon dried mixed herbs
500 grams beef mince

Instructions

Place the garlic, onion and bacon into your Thermomix bowl and blitz for 3 seconds, Speed 6.
Scrape down the sides of the Thermomix bowl and add the olive oil before cooing for 3 minutes, Varoma temperature, Speed 2.
Add the carrots, celery, zucchini and pumpkin pieces and mix for 4 seconds, speed 5. Mix for a further 5 seconds, Speed 5 if you would like the vegetables to be chopped into small pieces.
Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and dried mixed herbs and cook for 5 minutes, varoma temperature, speed 2.
Place the beef mince into the basket and break it up with your spatula. Carefully place it into your Thermomix bowl and cook for 8 minutes, Varoma temperature, Speed 3, Reverse.
At the 8 minute mark, gently stir the mince and cook for another 4 minutes, Varoma temperature, Speed 3, Reverse or until the mince has cooked through.
Carefully remove the basket from the Thermomix bowl and tip the mince into your Thermoserver or another large bowl/container. Add the sauce and stir through to combine.

Notes

RECIPE NOTES & TIPS

You can use other vegetables in this recipe, mushrooms or sweet potato are also good options.

If you would like your vegetables cut into smaller pieces, simply blitz for longer.

Different brands of crushed tomatoes have different water contents, which can make your bolognese 'watery'. I like to use the Ardmona brand. Alternatively use fresh chopped tomatoes (add an extra 20g of tomato paste if using fresh tomatoes) or passata.

Ensure the sauce does not exceed the fill line at any stage.

This recipe is freezer friendly.

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