Pasta Bolognese Recipe
This easy Pasta Bolognese recipe features a hearty ground beef sauce served over long pasta. The sauce is simple to make in one pot!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoonolive oil
- 1onion (diced)
- 3celery sticks (small diced)
- 2carrot sticks (peeled and small diced)
- 2garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 poundlean ground beef
- ½ teaspoonsalt
- ½ teaspoonblack pepper
- 1 cupwhole milk
- 1can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoonstomato paste
- 1bay leaf
- 1 teaspoonoregano
- ¼ teaspoonnutmeg
- 16 ouncestagliatelle pasta ( or any pasta of choice)
- chopped parsley (for serving)
Directions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, carrots and garlic, and sauté for a few minutes until the vegetables soften.
- 2
Add the beef and season with salt and pepper. Break up the ground beef and cook until it's browned and crumbled. stirring occasionally.
- 3
Add the milk and allow it to simmer until it has mostly evaporated, stirring occasionally, in order to help tenderize the beef, about 10 minutes.
- 4
Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf, oregano and nutmeg. Mix to combine, bring mixture to a boil and then simmer on low uncovered for at least 30 minutes, but preferably 1-2 hours. Simmering for longer will enhance the flavor. Remove from heat and discard the bay leaf.
- 5
When ready to serve, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta and add to individual bowls. Spoon the Bolognese sauce over it. Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.