Nothing beats pasta night. It is quick, easy and always a family favorite. For our pasta nights, I make this easy sausage bolognese that clings to the pasta perfectly.
I rarely have enough time in the kitchen to make homemade marinara sauce so I love how quickly this bolognese comes together. You can also sneak in extra vegetables into the sauce if you want which is a great way to boost the vegetable intake of unsuspecting kids.
I love making a pot of perfectly salted spaghetti to go along with the sauce. Combined with some garlic bread and steamed broccoli, it is a perfect weeknight meal.
This makes a large amount of easy sausage bolognese and, since we don’t eat a lot of sauce on our pasta, I usually freeze half for use in the future. Just let it cool and put it into a ziploc bag to easily freeze it flat.
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- 2 carrots peeled and finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 zucchini finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 cup water
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1. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage and cook until browned, stirring to crumble.
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2. Add carrot, onion, zucchini and garlic. Cook for 3-5 minutes. Stir in oregano, rosemary, thyme and red pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
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3. Stir in tomatoes and water. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.
1) You can add additional vegetables into the sauce if desired. I puree spinach in with the tomatoes before adding them to the sauce frequently.
2) This sauce makes a large amount. You can split it and freeze half to use for later.
This looks like a bowl of delight! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner Link up!
Hi Shannah, This dish sounds so delicious – I’ve recently been trying different recipes for Bolognese so I look forward to trying this one. Your photos are beautiful, too! Blessings, Janet
This looks amazing! It’s next on my list of recipes to try.
My kids would be so happy if I served them pasta for every meal!!! I’ll have to try this recipe out on them…they’ll love it! Thanks for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday!
This sounds like a quick easy way to get some veggies in my kids tummies! They love pasta, too! Thanks for sharing at the Family Joy Linkup!
we love pasta here at hour house and now with warm months here we have less time so this is great
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Love how easy this looks! Can’t wait to try it out!
Hi Shannah – this looks delish and I love all the veggies! Thanks so much for sharing with us on Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
That sounds delicious – pinned it to try! Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
I love pasta this dish looks so super tasty
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