Name: Oven Baked Bolognese Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbs olive oil; 1 onion - peeled and chopped; 2 cloves garlic - finely chopped; 2 sticks celery - finely sliced; 400g minced beef; 2 tins chopped tomatoes; 150ml red wine; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried thyme; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp brown sugar; sea salt and black pepper

oven baked bolognese sauce in an enamel pan, stood on a wooden chopping board

Oven baked bolognese is by far my favourite way to cook bolognese sauce. It gives the sauce a richer depth of flavour which tastes just amazing!

I promise you that once you’ve tried our oven baked bolognese sauce, you’ll always do bolognese in the oven. The sauce is so much richer and flavoursome than when it’s cooked on the hob.

Plus, when I’m busy it just seems a whole lot less fuss and effort to bang the bolognese in the oven rather than simmer and stir on the hob. And I like faff free dinners.

This is such an easy comfort food recipe, just serve with freshly cooked spaghetti and a sprinkling of Parmesan, it’s delicious! Our best bolognese recipe yet!

Oven Baked Bolognese Sauce Ingredients

Our easy family dinner idea just needs a handful of ingredients

1 tbs olive oil

1 large onion – peeled and finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic – finely chopped

2 sticks of celery – finely sliced

400g minced beef

2 tins chopped tomatoes – if you can find them buy polpa tomatoes for oven baked bolognese rather than simply chopped tomatoes – the polpa have more rich, thick tomato juice and the tomatoes are much finer which give the sauce a great consistency – it’s definitely worth buying them.

150ml red wine

2 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp dried thyme

2 bay leaves

1 tsp brown sugar

sea salt and cracked black pepper – to season

How to make oven baked bolognese

To make our slow cook bolognese in the oven is super easy.

Preheat the oven to 180C

In an oven proof casserole pan with a lid – heat a splash of olive oil and gently fry the onions, garlic and celery for around 10 minutes over a low heat until softened.

Add the minced beef and brown.

Tip in the wine, polpa tomatoes, herbs, sugar and season well with salt and black pepper.

Bring the pan of sauce to the boil and then put on the lid and oven bake for around 1 hour – 1 hour 20 minutes.

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Oven baked bolognese recipe

Yield: Serves 4

Oven Baked Bolognese Recipe

Rich, tasty, meaty oven baked bolognese sauce, that's perfect tossed through freshly cooked pasta.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil
1 onion - peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
2 sticks celery - finely sliced
400g minced beef
2 tins chopped tomatoes
150ml red wine
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
2 bay leaves
1 tsp brown sugar
sea salt and black pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C
In an oven proof casserole pan with a lid - heat a splash of olive oil and gently fry the onions, garlic and celery for around 10 minutes over a low heat until softened.
Add the minced beef and brown.
Tip in the wine, polpa tomatoes, herbs, sugar and season well with salt and black pepper.
Bring the pan of sauce to the boil and then put on the lid and oven bake for around 1 hour - 1 hour 20 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 367Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 187mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 28g

Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.

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