

Recipes
Operation Transformation Week 1: Spaghetti Bolognese
Courtesy of Operation Transformation on RTÉ One

Serves 2
Ingredients
200g minced beef, extra lean
100g cherry tomatoes, halved
50g canned chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced
100g wholewheat spaghetti
2 tsp olive oil
10g basil
½ tsp chilli powder (optional)
Method
- In a pot of boiling water, add wholewheat spaghetti and cook for approximately 10 minutes
- Add olive oil, chopped cherry tomatoes, tomato puree, canned tomatoes and basil to a saucepan
- Simmer on medium heat for 5 – 10 minutes until tomatoes are soft and set aside
- Add the mince meat to a seperate pan and cook for several minutes until brown
- Drain excess juice from meat
- Return pan to the heat and add in the garlic, onion and peppers
- Add tomato based sauce and simmer until vegetables are soft for approximately 10 minutes
- Remove spaghetti from heat and drain water
- Serve spaghetti with the mince and tomato sauce