a classic that works

Homemade Bolognese pasta with green salad

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 35 minutes, around $3.47 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

35mintotal
≈ $3.47a serving
920kcalper serving
55gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
Homemade Bolognese pasta with green salad, a serving idea
AI-generated image · Serving idea

Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Start the pasta water

    Fill the large saucepan with water, add salt and put it over high heat to bring it to a boil while you make the sauce.

  2. Peel and chop the veggies

    Peel the 2 onions and the 2 carrots, then chop them really fine with a knife so they melt into the sauce.

  3. Sauté the veggies

    Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in the skillet over medium heat, add the onions and carrots with a pinch of salt. Cook them, stirring, until they're tender.

    Tip · Cut the onions and carrots into really small pieces and don't let them brown: they should turn soft and melty, not crispy.
  4. Brown the ground beef

    Add the 300 g of ground beef, turn the heat up to medium-high and break it up with the spoon. Cook until there's no pink left at all.

  5. Add the paste and milk

    Stir in the 4 tbsp of tomato paste, stir 1 min, then pour in the 20 cl of milk and 10 cl of water. Pepper, salt, and turn the heat down to low.

  6. Cook the pasta

    When the water is at a rolling boil, add the 240 g of pasta and cook for the time on the package, stirring now and then. Meanwhile, let the sauce simmer over low heat, giving it a stir from time to time.

  7. Make the salad

    Wash and dry the 160 g of salad greens and tear them into the mixing bowl. Mix 2 tsp of cider vinegar, 1 tbsp of olive oil, salt and pepper, then pour it over the salad right before serving.

    Tip · Dress the salad at the last minute, or the vinegar makes the leaves go limp.
  8. Drain and serve

    Drain the pasta, saving a little pasta water. Toss it with the sauce in the skillet, add a little pasta water if it's too thick, check the pepper and serve with the salad.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 920 kcal. 48% comes from carbs, 24% from protein and 26% from fat.

110 gCarbs
55 gProtein
26 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy920 kcal
Protein55 g
Carbs110.4 g
of which sugars17.2 g
Fat26.2 g
of which saturated fat7.1 g
Fiber11.8 g
Salt0.5 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $3.47 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $6.95for 2 people
≈ $3.47a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. And it freezes really well.

2 daysin the fridge
Very wellin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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