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Whole wheat pasta Bolognese

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 30 minutes, around $2.75 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

30mintotal
≈ $2.75a serving
677kcalper serving
48gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Whole wheat pasta Bolognese, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Prep the onion and garlic

    Peel and finely chop the large onion and the 2 garlic cloves, and keep them separate.

  2. Sauté the onion

    Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat in the sauté pan. Cook the chopped onion, stirring, until it's translucent.

  3. Cook the ground beef

    Add the 300 g of ground beef and break it up with the wooden spoon. Cook over high heat until there's no pink left.

    Tip · Let the meat brown without stirring too much for the first minute, so it sears instead of releasing water and the sauce gets more flavor.

  4. Add the garlic

    Add the chopped garlic, salt and pepper. Stir so it flavors the meat without burning.

  5. Put the water on to boil

    Fill the large saucepan with water, salt it and bring to a boil over high heat, with a lid if you have one.

  6. Add the tomatoes

    Pour the 400 g of crushed tomatoes over the meat. Turn the heat down to low and let it simmer uncovered, stirring now and then.

  7. Cook the pasta

    Drop the 200 g of whole wheat pasta into the boiling water as soon as the sauce starts simmering. Cook for the time on the package, about 12 min, stirring at the start.

  8. Drain the pasta

    Save a small glass of pasta water, then drain the pasta in the colander right before serving.

  9. Toss and serve

    Taste the sauce and adjust the salt and pepper. Tip the pasta into the sauce, toss 1 min over low heat, then serve right away.

    Tip · If the sauce is too thick, add a little pasta water so it coats every piece of pasta.
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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 677 kcal. 47% comes from carbs, 28% from protein and 22% from fat.

79 gCarbs
48 gProtein
16 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy677 kcal
Protein47.9 g
Carbs79.4 g
of which sugars10.7 g
Fat16.4 g
of which saturated fat3.9 g
Fiber10.8 g
Salt0.3 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 $2.75 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.49for 2 people
≈ $2.75a 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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