Slow-Cooker Bolognese Sauce

Slow-Cooker Bolognese SauceSusie Cushner
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Makes 3 quarts sauce, serves 12| Hands-On Time: 35m | Total Time: 8hr 30m

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a large skillet, combine the onion, celery, carrot, and olive oil and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until tender, about 10 minutes.
  2. Add the meat and cook, stirring frequently, until it loses its pink color. Add the milk. Increase heat to high and cook until the milk has evaporated. Transfer the mixture to a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker.
  3. Return the skillet to the heat and add the tomato paste; cook over low heat to reduce its bitterness, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste to the cooker, along with the tomatoes, salt, and nutmeg.
  4. Cook on low for 8 hours, or on high for 4 hours.
By Jane Kirby,  March 2004

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 101Calories From Fat 0%Calories 101Calories From Fat 47%
  • Calcium  69mg
  • Carbohydrate  7g
  • Cholesterol  22mg
  • Fat  5g
  • Fiber  1g
  • Iron  1mg
  • Protein  7mg
  • Sat Fat  2g
  • Sodium  683mg
  • Calcium  69mg
  • Carbohydrate  7g
  • Cholesterol  22mg
  • Fat  5g
  • Fiber  0g
  • Iron  1mg
  • Protein  7mg
  • Sat Fat  2g
  • Sodium  683mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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