Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Diet Bolognese Sauce

Diet Bolognese Sauce.

You can cook Diet Bolognese Sauce using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Diet Bolognese Sauce

1. You need 500 g of beef lean (<5% fat) ground / minced / 17½ oz ..
2. It's 1 can of tomatoes diced Italian (400g / 14oz.).
3. You need 200 g of onion (sliced) / 7 oz ..
4. Prepare 100 g of carrot (chopped into small cubes) / 3½ oz ..
5. It's 75 g of celery (chopped into small cubes) / 2½ oz ..
6. It's 150 g of mushroom (sliced) / 5 oz ..
7. You need 50 g of cheese low fat grated Italian hard / 2 oz ..
8. It's 2 tablespoons of tomato purée.
9. It's 1 tablespoon of mixed Italian herbs.
10. Prepare 2 teaspoons of garlic powder.
11. It's 1 teaspoon of black pepper fresh ground.
12. It's 2 teaspoons of bouillon powder vegetable.
13. Prepare 2 of beef stock cubes.

Diet Bolognese Sauce instructions

1. Grind the beef making sure to remove all visible fat. If using shop bought ground / minced beef be sure it is less than 5% fat.
2. Slice the onion. Chop the carrot into small cubes. Cut the celery into lengthways then cut across the grain into cubes. Put the onion, carrot, and celery in the same container and microwave for 8 minutes..
3. Reserve 2 heaped tablespoons of themicrowavedvegetables in a hand blender beaker, add thebouillonand set aside..
4. Put the vegetables, minced beef and mushroom in a wide bottomed lidded pan on a medium to high heat and cook. Stir continuously until the beef starts to produce liquid and is browned throughout..
5. Add the tomatoes, purée, herbs, garlic powder, pepper, and stock cubes. Bring to the boil and then cover and simmer for at least 5 minutes..
6. Add a little boiling water to the blender beaker. Blend thoroughly then stir through the sauce to thicken..
7. Continue to simmer for at least 2 more minutes and then until the beef is tender, Stir the cheese through the sauce until it is absorbed..