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Sauce - spicy bolognese

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Sauce - spicy bolognese

Recipe highlights Serves: 4

  • Good source of iron
  • Suitable to freeze
  • Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
  • Dairy free
  • Egg free
  • Nut free
  • High energy

Ingredients

  • 500 g lean diet mince, beef
    570 g jar hot and spicy peppers pasta sauce, (other flavours can be used)
    1 clove garlic, finely chopped
    1 tablespoon canola oil, or olive oil

Cooking method

    1. Fry garlic in oil for 1 minute over medium heat, add mince and brown, stirring well.
    2. Add pasta sauce to garlic and mince and mix.
    3. Allow to simmer for approximately 5 min or until heated through.
    4. Cool and blend together in a food processor until desired consistency.
    5. Reheat and serve.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
268.83g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
2007.77kJ
746.87kJ
Protein (g)
26.28g
9.77g
Total fat (g)
11.93g
4.44g
- Saturated fat (g)
4.24g
1.58g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
0.79g
0.29g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
3.98g
1.48g
Cholesterol (mg)
63.75mg
23.71mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
65.06g
24.20g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
65.06g
24.20g
- Sugars (g)
53.88g
20.04g
Water (g)
164.48g
61.18g
Dietary fibre (g)
1.84g
0.68g
Thiamin (mg)
0.04mg
0.01mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.18mg
0.07mg
Niacin (mg)
5.34mg
1.99mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
10.62mg
3.95mg
Vitamin C (mg)
5.43mg
2.02mg
Total folate (ug)
18.97ug
7.06ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
34.59ug
12.87ug
Retinol (ug)
0.00ug
0.00ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
201.83ug
75.08ug
Sodium (mg)
1019.31mg
379.17mg
Potassium (mg)
533.63mg
198.50mg
Magnesium (mg)
40.86mg
15.20mg
Calcium (mg)
19.30mg
7.18mg
Phosphorus (mg)
269.67mg
100.32mg
Iron (mg)
4.74mg
1.76mg
Zinc (mg)
5.95mg
2.21mg

Contributed by:

RMIT - Department of Food Science
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Source: Source: Recipe developed and tested by Consumer Science students studying Community Nutrition at RMIT University, 2003
This recipe was orginally published as:
Spicy bolognese sauce

Recipe publication date on: 10/02/2003
Last reviewed on: 06/05/2014


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