Cook Once, Eat All Week: Spaghetti Bolognese Meal Prep

Get ready for the ultimate meal prep recipe that will make your week so much easier! This Spaghetti Bolognese meal prep recipe is not only super tasty and satisfying, but it's also high in protein and will keep you feeling full and energized all week long.
With a homemade Bolognese sauce made from ground beef, tomatoes, and aromatic herbs and spices, this recipe is a classic Italian dish that you won't be able to resist. Plus, it's packed with protein!
This recipe is perfect for meal prepping, so you can make a big batch ahead of time and enjoy it for lunch or dinner throughout the week. Simply cook up a big batch of spaghetti, portion out the sauce into meal prep containers, and you're good to go!
530 Cals
43 g Protein
59g Carbs
10g Fat
Ingredients:
750g lean beef mince
800g canned tomatoes (whole, diced or crushed)
1 large brown onion, diced
1 and a half carrots, diced
3 sticks of celery, diced
3 cloves of garlic, diced
2 beef stock cubes
150ml of water
20ml of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon of oregano
1/2 teaspoon of rosemary
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
350g spaghetti (uncooked)
10-15g Parmesan cheese
Salt to taste
Directions
1. Begin by Fill a large pot with water for our pasta, set it on the stove over high heat . Add 2 large pinches of salt and place on a lid, we will start cooking our pasta when our bolognese sauce is nearly ready
2. Prepare the vegetables. To make the mirepoix, dice the onion, carrot, and celery into small pieces. The ratio should be 2 parts onion to one part carrot and celery.
3. In a large pot, set over medium-low heat, lightly spray with oil and add the mirepoix. Slowly cook or sweat them down for about 10 minutes until they are soft but not burnt or caramelized. Remove from the pan and set aside.
4. Using the same pot set to high, allow it to heat up and lightly oil it. Add the beef mince to the pot and leave it for 1-2 minutes without moving it. This will allow the meat to caramelise and develop a brown crust on the bottom. Flip the mince and repeat on the other side.
5. After 1-2 minutes, break up the mince and cook until the juices evaporate and it begins rendering in its own fat. It should start sizzling. Add the diced garlic and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste. Stir to combine.
6. Add the canned tomatoes, 20ml of soy sauce, 2 beef stock cubes and 150ml of water. Finally, add 1/2 a teaspoon of oregano, rosemary and black pepper and stir to combine.
7.Bring the pot to a boil, then turn to medium-low so it's just simmering and place a lid partially over the pot. Continue to simmer the Bolognese until the sauce begins to thicken, this should take about 8-10 minutes.
8.While the Bolognese sauce simmers, add the pasta to your boiling water and cook for 8-9 minutes or according to your pasta packaging.
9. Once the pasta is cooked and the sauce has thickened, add about 100ml of pasta water to the sauce. The starch in the water will thicken and emulsify the Bolognese sauce further.
10. Drain the pasta and add it to the pot with the Bolognese sauce. Stir to combine.
11. Finally, taste the sauce and add salt as needed. Divide the spaghetti Bolognese evenly over 5 containers and top with parmesan cheese if desired.
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[@Florp777]

I appreciate that you explained the basic stuff like how to dice an onion

[@Blake_Bowman]

Thanks, I try to make my videos accessible to people of all levels of cooking skills

[@fattylumpkin2297]

Made this after I got home from work. It tastes great! Thank you for this recipe.

[@zanzabar7878]

Thank you, new subscriber. One suggestion is to add a nutrition information card with a breakdown of calories protein etc per ingredient

[@Blake_Bowman]

Thanks, I have started adding them on my 2 newest videos and all future videos will have them :)

[@marinawunsch5974]

Love the explanation 🙌🙌🙌

[@Blake_Bowman]

Thanks!

[@CrunchyNuts]

Just made this, tasted amazing.
Thank you man!

[@Blake_Bowman]

Thanks glad you liked it!

[@zainabibraheem]

2:44 how long do I simmer for to make sure the tomato paste is gone?

[@Blake_Bowman]

About 8-10 minutes

[@zainabibraheem]

@@Blake_Bowman thank you!

[@dallasalexander233]

Love the soy sauce idea! I use a smidge of Vegemite in mine for the same effect

[@Blake_Bowman]

Interesting, i'll definitely need to give that a go!

[@dennisgallas8300]

Ahh. No way mate! Vegemite! Good on you!

[@joannesmith3991]

how long can this be frozen for ty

[@Blake_Bowman]

Should be good 2-3 months in the freezer

[@mr.piechipsandbakedbeans7967]

What are the macro's mate?

[@Blake_Bowman]

530 Cals
43 g Protein
59g Carbs
10g Fat

[@warpspeednow]

What, no red wine...how outrageous 😳

[@Blake_Bowman]

I try to minimise ingredients and calories in my meal prep recipe. Red wine definitely enhances a bolognese but

[@f3p]

@@Blake_BowmanI don’t think calories would be a problem because the alcohol reduces