This Slow Cooker Bolognese Is A Must for an Easy Weeknight Dinner

Bolognese is the ultimate Italian comfort food. Using a slow cooker, you can have this spaghetti and meat sauce meal on the table in no time.

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00:03 OK.

00:11 So after I pour my glass of wine,

00:12 today we are making bolognese, which

00:14 is the easiest Italian dish, but it takes a long time to cook.

00:19 And the first thing we're doing is frying some bacon,

00:21 obviously.

00:22 And then in that fat, you're going to fry your meat.

00:26 All right.

00:26 So that's it.

00:27 Everything goes straight into the slow cooker from here.

00:30 We go in with three cloves of chopped garlic, half an onion,

00:34 carrots, generous pinch of salt, pepper, a little parsley,

00:39 tomato paste, and a 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes,

00:46 some dried oregano.

00:48 And crush it with your fingers to release that oil.

00:51 About the same amount of dried thyme.

00:53 A little bit of red wine, because why not?

00:56 A little bit of heavy cream, and a little bit

00:58 of fresh chopped basil.

01:01 Now to balance out the acidity of the tomatoes,

01:03 my grandmother always taught me to add a little bit of sugar.

01:07 Give it a stir.

01:09 All right, that's it.

01:10 Put a lid on it.

01:10 Cook it for six hours on low.

01:13 And when you get home, you're going

01:14 to have the most amazing bolognese.

01:16 Our pasta is ready.

01:17 And now our sauce.

01:19 And now is where it gets even better.

01:21 A little more parsley and some Romano

01:24 that I'm just going to grate on top, a little fresh basil.

01:28 Who wouldn't want this for dinner?

01:29 The perfect bite.

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