One Pot Pasta Bolognese

Ingredients

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  4 strip or 48g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Celery

  Raw

  1 stalk, small or 17g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  ¼ tbsp or 2g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  ¼ cup or 66g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  5 cup or 1.2kg

• Chicken stock

  Soup, home-prepared

  2 cup or 480g

• Thyme

  Fresh

  4 tsp or 3g

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  16 oz or 454g

• Whole milk

  3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D

  ¼ cup or 61g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ¼ cup or 20g

• Basil

  Fresh

  ¼ cup leaves, whole or 6g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  24 oz or 680g

Directions

1. In a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until lightly crisped. Add the onion, celery, and garlic, seasoning with salt and pepper. Mix in the chili powder, adjusting to taste. Cook until the onion softens, about 5 minutes.
2. Add the ground beef, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, and cook until browned, about 5-10 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, and thyme.
3. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover, remove thyme sprigs, stir in the pasta, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the pasta is cooked and the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally.
4. Stir in the milk, Parmesan cheese, and basil. Adjust seasonings to taste and serve with additional basil for garnish.