Mushroom Bolognese
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Appropriate for
Diets
Ingredients
- 3 carrots, peeled & roughly chopped
- 2 onions, roughly chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pound white mushrooms
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 4 oz (¼ cup) cream cheese
Directions
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Pulse carrots, onion, bell pepper and garlic in a food processor until chopped with some larger chunks.
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In a large saute pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add chopped vegetables and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
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Meanwhile, pulse mushrooms in the now empty food processor until chopped with some larger chunks.
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Add mushrooms, spices, pepper and salt to other vegetables and cook until tender, about 5 more minutes.
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Add water and wine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced by about half, about 10 minutes.
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Add cream cheese in chunks and cook just until melted, stirring to help cream cheese melt.
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Serve over pasta!
Tips:
- Mushroom bolognese is lower in fat, protein, and absorbable potassium and phosphorus compared to traditional bolognese made with meat.
- Vegan cream cheese can be used in place of traditional cream cheese to make this sauce vegan.
- This sauce can also be used to make homemade pizza, lasagna or any other recipe you love that uses tomato sauce.
- Serve over whole wheat pasta for extra fiber, vitamins and minerals.
Meal types
Nutritional information
Sauce (per 1/2 cup serving)
- Calories 99
- Carbohydrates 8 mg
- Fiber 2.4 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Protein 2 g
- Fat 7 g
- Saturated Fat 2 g
- Cholesterol 5 mg
- Sodium 80 mg
- Potassium 312 mg
- Calcium 24 mg
- Iron 1 mg
- Phosphorus 59 mg
Sauce (per 1/2 cup serving) and Cooked Rigatoni (per 1 cup)
- Calories 480
- Carbohydrates 77 mg
- Fiber 7 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Protein 15 g
- Fat 12 g
- Saturated Fat 3 g
- Cholesterol 7 mg
- Sodium 122 mg
- Potassium 560 mg
- Calcium 51 mg
- Iron 4.5 mg
- Phosphorus 210 mg