Name: Crock Pot Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 4 oz pancetta; 1 tbsp butter; 1 large white onion; 2 Celery Stalks; 2 carrots; 2 lbs 95% lean ground beef; ¼ cup White Wine; 56 oz crushed tomatoes; 3 bay leaves; salt and fresh pepper; ¼ cup Fresh Parsley; ½ cup half and half cream

How To Make Crock Pot Bolognese Sauce

Make your own Bolognese sauce in a slow cooker! It’s packed with seasoned beef and vegetables, all simmered in a savory tomato sauce for the best sauce.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 6 hours 15 minutes

Total: 6 hours 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4ozpancetta,or center cut bacon, chopped
1tbspbutter,or olive oil
1large white onion,minced
2celery stalks,about ¾ cup, minced
2carrots,about ¾ cup, minced
2lbs95% lean ground beef
¼cupwhite wine
56ozcrushed tomatoes
3bay leaves
salt and fresh pepper
¼cupfresh parsley,chopped
½cuphalf and half cream

Instructions

In a large deep sauté pan, sauté the pancetta on low heat for 4 to 5 minutes until the fat melts.
Add the butter, onions, celery, and carrots, then cook on medium-low heat for 5 minutes until soft.
Increase the flame to medium-high, add the pancetta and ground beef, then season with salt and pepper.
Sauté until browned.
Drain the fat, add the wine, then cook for 3 to 4 minutes until it reduces down.
Add to the crock pot, along with the tomatoes, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
Cover and set the slow cooker to Low for 6 hours.
After the 6 hours, adjust salt and pepper to taste, add half and half, and parsley.
Stir and serve over favorite pasta or spaghetti squash, and enjoy!