Slow Cooker BologneseSlow Cooker Bolognese
Slow Cooker Bolognese
Slow Cooker Bolognese
Take spaghetti night up a notch with this flavorful slow cooker recipe.
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Recipe: Slow Cooker Bolognese
Slow Cooker Bolognese
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings8
Cook Time360 Minutes
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large white onion, finely diced
3 carrots, peeled and finely diced
3 stalks celery, finely diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons Worcestershire
2 pounds ground turkey (or ground beef)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup red wine (or chicken broth)
2 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Directions
  1. In a large soup pot or skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
  2. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper and Worcestershire; cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add turkey and cook until no longer pink, breaking it up into smaller pieces as you go.
  4. Add tomato paste and cook another 2 minutes.
  5. Add red wine and deglaze the pan.
  6. Add crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper.
  7. Transfer to slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.
20 minutes
Prep Time
360 minutes
Cook Time
8
Servings

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Makes 8 servings
2 tablespoons olive oil
L&B Extra Virgin Olive Oil
L&B Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 16.9 Ounce
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1 large white onion, finely diced
White Onions
White Onions, 1 Pound
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3 carrots, peeled and finely diced
Fresh Whole Carrots Bagged
Fresh Whole Carrots Bagged, 2 Pound
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3 stalks celery, finely diced
Fresh Celery
Fresh Celery, 1 Each
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4 cloves garlic, minced
Fresh Garlic Bulb
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1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
L&B Italian Seasoning
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¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
L&B Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
L&B Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, 1.5 Ounce
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2 teaspoons Worcestershire
Heinz Worcestershire Sauce
Heinz Worcestershire Sauce, 18 Ounce
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2 pounds ground turkey (or ground beef)
Jennie-O Lean Ground Turkey
Jennie-O Lean Ground Turkey, 16 Ounce
$6.49$0.41/oz
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Contadina Tomato Paste
Contadina Tomato Paste, 6 Ounce
$1.29$0.22/oz
1 cup red wine (or chicken broth)
Leviathan California Red Wine
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Leviathan California Red Wine, 750 Millilitre
$39.99$0.05/ml
2 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
Alessi Crushed Tomatoes
Alessi Crushed Tomatoes, 28 Ounce
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Salt to taste
Morton Salt
Morton Salt, 26 Ounce
$2.83$0.11/oz
Pepper to taste
L&B Coarse Ground Black Pepper
L&B Coarse Ground Black Pepper, 2 Ounce
$7.79$3.90/oz

Directions

  1. In a large soup pot or skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
  2. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper and Worcestershire; cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add turkey and cook until no longer pink, breaking it up into smaller pieces as you go.
  4. Add tomato paste and cook another 2 minutes.
  5. Add red wine and deglaze the pan.
  6. Add crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper.
  7. Transfer to slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.