Mark's Aussie Bolognaise
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 500 g ground lamb
- 1 large red onion, chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, minced (to taste)
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 1 green pepper, seeded and finely chopped (capsicum)
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 2 fresh tomatoes, peeled and diced
- 400 g brown lentils, rinsed and drained
- 700 ml passata (we like Leggo's brand)
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
- cooked pasta, to serve
directions
- Brown lamb in a hot pan, breaking lumps with a spoon as you go.
- Once lamb is no longer pink, drain well and set aside. Wipe any excess grease from pan before continuing.
- Place pan back on heat and add onion, garlic and green pepper (capsicum) cooking for 2-3 minutes until soft.
- Add carrots, celery, zucchini, fresh tomatoes and passata. (Mark adds the fresh tomatoes along with all their juice because he feels the passata is too thick).
- Simmer 20mins or until carrots are tender.
- Add lentils and mixed herbs, maybe a little water if too thick for your taste.
- Simmer another 5mins so lentils are heated through.
- Serve piping hot over hot pasta of your choice, we used fusili (corkscrew) this first time but it would also be good with long pasta, like spaghetti, or even spooned over a baked potato. Enjoy!
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<p>I am an Aussie married to my wonderful American husband since 2002. I no longer work having been retired on medical grounds. My main hobby would be cooking and collecting recipes (one can never have enough cookbooks)! We have 2 cute kitties named Jerzee & Zebu, who bring me great joy. I also enjoy watching sports, listening to music and spending time with family and friends. I like almost all types of music, & would go to more concerts if I had more money. Having been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes last year I am really focussing on eating more & more unprocessed foods. The irony is that I never really had a sweet tooth & now that I've been told to avoid sugar, suddenly alln things sweet seem so delicious!!! Now that I have more time I plan on cooking more frequently & also trying some more time-consuming recipes.</p>