Easy Quorn Bolognese
This Quorn bolognese recipe is easy and delicious, you can whip it up in 45 minutes, with only 10 minutes of active cooking time! Packed with hidden veg.
Servings: 5
Calories: 423kcal
Cost: £1.12
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 onion, finely diced (£0.09)
- 1 aubergine, chopped into small cubes (£0.69)
- 1 carrot, finely diced (£0.09)
- 2 celery sticks, finely diced (£0.46)
- 2 tbsp tomato puree (£0.37)
- 800 g (2 tins) of plum tomatoes (£0.56)
- 300 g Quorn mince (£1.90)
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced (£0.69/3)=(£0.23)
- 1 bunch of fresh thyme, removed from tough stem (£0.50)
- 400 g rigatoni (£0.70)
- Vegetarian Parmesan optional
Cupboard Essentials
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- 400 ml vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over a medium/low heat, add the olive oil and onion to saute for around 3 minutes. Add a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
- Next, add the carrot, aubergine and celery into the pan. Continue to fry for around 5 minutes. Stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
- When the aubergine starts to reduce in size and the carrot begins to soften, add the tomato puree, garlic, fresh thyme and mixed herbs to fry for a couple of minutes before adding the plum tomatoes, stock and quorn mince.
- Stir to combine and cover with a lid. Leave to simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- During this time, cook your pasta to two minutes shy of the packet time, reserving some pasta water before draining.
- Add the rigatoni into the bolognese with a splash of pasta water and continue to cook until al dente. Serve with an optional serving of vegetarian grated parmesan.
Notes
- Add tomato puree, garlic, and fresh thyme for depth of flavor in the sauce. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Cook Quorn mince from frozen for best results.
- Adjust sauce consistency with water or vegetable stock if too thick. Taste and adjust seasoning with herbs, salt, or pepper. Serve with cooked pasta of choic
Nutrition
Calories: 423kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 4g