Spaghetti Bolognese
The most-cooked dish in the country — the longer the sauce simmers, the better. Cook double, freeze half.
- Time
- 1 h
- Effort:
- easy
- Origin
- Everyday cooking
- Season
- all year
- meat
- kid-friendly
- budget
- batch-cook
- freezes well
- everyday
- classic
Ingredients for 4 portions
500 gspaghetti
500 gminced beef
2onions
2 clove(s)garlic
1carrots
50 gceleriac
2 tbsptomato purée
2 tin(s)chopped tomatoes (tin)
100 mlred wine
1 tspdried oregano
60 gParmesan
3 tbspolive oil
1 tspsugar
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Cereals containing gluten
- Milk (incl. lactose)
- Celery
- Sulphites
- contains alcohol
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 944 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 48.5 g |
| Fat | 34.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 99.4 g |
| of which sugar | 15.7 g |
| Fibre | 8.8 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Finely dice the onions, garlic, carrot and celeriac, sweat in olive oil for 5 minutes.
- 2
Add the mince and fry until brown and crumbly, roast the tomato purée briefly.
- 3
Deglaze with the wine, add the tomatoes, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper, simmer uncovered for at least 45 minutes.
- 4
Cook the spaghetti al dente in plenty of salted water, toss with the sauce, Parmesan on top.