Homemade low fat bolognese sauce from scratch

Adding bolognese sauce magically turns every food into a masterpiece! I love it so much I’ve spent years trying to make a low energy version while keeping its devine taste.

You can use it to make spaghetti bolognese, greek moussaka, pastitsio (greek lasagna) and more mince beef-based recipes. If you follow a low carb diet, you will love it as a filling in stuffed vegetables! You can also replace onions with scallions for a more keto-friendly version. The recipe is added salt-free like most of my recipes.

You can also try it with mince turkey or chicken instead of beef.

Low fat bolognese sauce from scratch

Bolognese sauce made with extra lean minced beef, without adding butter or oils. Perfect for spaghetti bolognese, stuffed vegetables, lasagna and many other recipes!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek, Italian, Mediterranean

Servings 6 people

Calories 144 kcal

Equipment

• stock pot with lid
• stove
• wooden spoon
• water boiler (optional)

Ingredients

  

• 500 grams minced beef less than 5% fat
• 1 brown onion diced
• 400 grams canned plum tomatoes  (one can)
• 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tbsp allspice powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 cups hot water (500 ml)

Instructions

 

• Start heating the two cups of water in the water boiler and dice the onion.
• Add half of the canned tomatoes and the onion in the pot and mix .Put the stove on medium heat and keep mixing until you sweat the onions.

  Fun fact: my sister taught me this trick and it's an excellent way to avoid sweating vegetables in oil or butter!
  
• Reduce the heat and add the mince beef. Mix until the meat is browned.
  
• Add the rest of the canned tomatoes and all the spices. Mix, add the boiling water and mix again. Leave the stove on low heat. Put the lid on the top but do not cover completely (check the picture below!).
  
• After 30 minutes turn the heat off and stir. The sauce is ready!
  
• You can store the sauce in a glass container in the fridge or in the freezer.
  

Notes

Keyword greek recipes, healthy recipes, low fat

If you are interested in making the stuffed bell peppers of the cover photo:

• While you are waiting for the bolognese sauce to cook (step 4), preheat the oven to 200 ^oC for 5 minutes.
• Wash two bell peppers, slice in half and and remove the stems and the seeds.
• Put the sliced bell peppers in an oven tray with cooking paper.

• Roast the bell peppers for 10-15 minutes and then remove from the oven.
• When the bolognese sauce is ready, stuff the bell peppers with a couple of tablespoons of sauce and sprinkle with low fat feta cheese.

• Put the tray back to the oven and roast for 5 more minutes to 150 ^oC.
• It is ready to serve!

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Summary

Recipe Name

Low fat bolognese sauce from scratch

Author

Maria Tikka

Published On

2020-06-02

Preparation Time

10M

Cook Time

45M

Total Time

55M

Average Rating

5 Based on 2 Review(s)