Spaghetti bolognese has a bit of a reputation for being an unhealthy dinner option but if you make it with chicken mince or even vegetarian mince, you can make it even healthier than usual.

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Healthy Chicken Spaghetti Bolognese

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Italian

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 400 g tin tomatoes
• 200 ml beef stock
• 450 g chicken mince
• 1 Onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 celery stick
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 200 g thinly sliced mushrooms
• 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped basil
• Salt and pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp oil
• 300 g wholemeal spaghetti
• Cheese to serve

Course Main Dish Cuisine Italian Servings people Ingredients 1 400 g tin tomatoes 200 ml beef stock 450 g chicken mince 1 Onion 1 carrot 1 celery stick 1 garlic clove 1 tbsp tomato puree 200 g thinly sliced mushrooms 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs 1 tbsp freshly chopped basil Salt and pepper 1 bay leaf 1 tsp oil 300 g wholemeal spaghetti Cheese to serve

Instructions

1. Finely chop the onion, carrot, celery stick and garlic clove so that they are all the same size and very finely diced.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the chopped vegetables until softened and sweet.
3. Add the tomato puree and cook for two minutes, then add the chicken mince and cook until no longer pink.
4. Add the tomatoes, stock, mushrooms, dried herbs, basil, salt and pepper and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer and cook for at least one hour. Remove the bay leaf.
5. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to packet instructions. Serve the sauce tossed with the spaghetti and sprinkle cheese over the meal if you like.

Recipe Notes

This recipe makes 4 servings. Calories per serve – 503