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
$2.49 avg/ea$2.49/lb
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
Fresh Garlic Bulb, 0.2 Pound
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1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
L&B Italian Seasoning
L&B Italian Seasoning, 0.7 Ounce
$6.19$8.84/oz
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
L&B Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
L&B Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, 1.5 Ounce
$6.19$4.13/oz
2 teaspoons Worcestershire
Heinz Worcestershire Sauce
Heinz Worcestershire Sauce, 18 Ounce
$3.19$0.18/oz
2 pounds ground turkey (or ground beef)
Jennie-O 93% Lean Ground Turkey
Jennie-O 93% Lean Ground Turkey, 16 Ounce
$7.69$0.48/oz
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Contadina Tomato Paste
Contadina Tomato Paste, 6 Ounce
$1.49$0.25/oz
1 cup red wine (or chicken broth)
Alessi Red Wine Vinegar
Alessi Red Wine Vinegar, 12.75 Ounce
$4.39$0.34/oz
2 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
Alessi Crushed Tomatoes
Alessi Crushed Tomatoes, 28 Ounce
$5.49$0.20/oz
Salt to taste
Morton Salt
Morton Salt, 26 Ounce
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$2.29 was $2.83$0.09/oz
Pepper to taste
L&B Coarse Ground Black Pepper
L&B Coarse Ground Black Pepper, 2 Ounce
$8.19$4.10/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.