Here’s a delicious low-fat recipe for a Calorie-Cheating Spaghetti Bolognese that’s such a low-calorie that you can have a decent portion of pasta – and by that, I mean about 85 grams of dry weight – in other words, what normal people eat.
The cheat here is replacing the fatty lamb or beef mince with ultra-lean pork tenderloin, bulking that out with lentils but preserving the overall sense of meatiness with chopped chicken liver. And before you say that sounds offal. I can tell you that I even got this past my kids without any complaints.
Amazing Calorie-Cheating Spaghetti Bolognese
This calorie-cheating spaghetti Bolognese is a hearty and gulit-free sauce you can pair with any pasta.
Ingredients
150 grams ground pork (minced pork) - tenderloin
200 grams chicken livers
150 grams lentils
1 large yellow onion
3 cloves garlic
100 grams carrots
1 stalk celery
300 grams mushrooms
2 tins tomato
1 tablespoon passata or crushed tomatoes (tomato puree with seeds removed)
175 ml beef stock - red wine
10 ml olive oil- 1 teaspoon dried herbs
2 teaspoons salt - coarse
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Blitz or finely chop all the vegetables.
- Gently fry off the onion and garlic in the olive oil and don’t rush it – it will take about 15 minutes on a lowish heat, and be careful not to burn anything.
- Finely chop the liver.
- After about 10 to 15 minutes, add the carrot and celery. Fry it off for a while, adding the herbs.
- Then turn the heat up and brown the pork and liver, keeping everything moving.
- Add the lentils, tomatoes, stock, red wine and seasonings – 1tsp of salt at this point; whether you need more later will partly depend on how salty your stock cube turns out to be
- Get everything cooking nicely and then chop the mushrooms finely and add – then simmer for about an hour.
- Add some water where needed to keep things moving. You want to keep this sauce quite loose.
- It’s ready when it looks delicious and tastes meaty. Check the seasoning – if there’s not enough flavour, carefully add more salt.
Nutrition
Calories: 245kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 19gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 934mgPotassium: 746mgFiber: 9gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 6536IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 6mg
How did this recipe turn out for you?We’re eager to hear your thoughts!
