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Secret Ingredient Bolognese Sauce

BY: Kelly Senyei of Just a Taste

  • cooking-duration 40 minutes
  • servings 8 SERVINGS
  • cooking-style stove
  • cooking-mode beginner

Bolognese is the ultimate family-friendly recipe, and budget-friendly, too! So how do you take this Italian classic up a notch? Drum roll… add ground cinnamon! The warming spice is a perfect flavor complement when simmered with ground beef, crushed tomatoes, brown sugar and dried oregano. Make a double batch and freeze half for homemade bolognese in a fraction of the time.

Pro Tip: Cook your pasta of choice while you make the sauce for a complete meal in 30 minutes.

Ingredients

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Bolognese Sauce

  • 2 pounds Snake River Farms ground beef Buy Now

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1/2 cup minced yellow onion

  • 4 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar

  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste

  • 1 (28-oz.) can crushed tomatoes

  • 1 (28-oz.) can tomato sauce

  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano

  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1
Add the olive oil to a large, heavy-bottomed stock pot set over medium-low heat, then add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring, until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the brown sugar and ground cinnamon and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
7 minutes
2
Increase the heat to medium. Add the ground beef and a pinch of salt and cook, breaking apart the meat with a spatula, until it is cooked through and no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes.
7 minutes
3
Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to caramelize, about 5 minutes.
5 minutes
4
Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and dried oregano. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes.
10 minutes
5
Remove the lid, taste and season the sauce with salt and pepper then serve.
1 minute