Beef Bolognese with Hidden Vegetables

Prep: 10 mins

Cooking: 1 hour

Difficulty: easy

Serves: 6

Ingredients

To buy:

1 carrot

1 stick of celery

1 large uncooked beetroot (washed)

500g mince beef

 

Store-cupboard essentials:

1 red onion chopped in half

1 clove garlic

1 tin chopped tomatoes

500ml boiling water

PREHEAT your oven at 180.

PLACE your carrot, celery, onion and beetroot on a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil.

PLACE in the oven for approximately 45mins to 1 hour until all the vegetables are roasted.

HEAT in a large pan a little olive oil and once hot add the whole clove of garlic for a couple of minutes.

ADD the mince and once the meat is all brown, add the tin of tomatoes and water bring to the boil and then leave to simmer on a gentle heat for approximately 1 hour (around the time the vegetables are done).

PUT the vegetables in a bowl once ready and blitz them with a handheld blender.  Then add them to the saucepan with the mince meat.

REMOVE the whole clove of garlic.

REMOVE a portion for the baby and then season for the rest of the family with salt and pepper.