Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion
finely chopped
3 cloves garlic
finely chopped
1kg beef mince
2 carrots
roughly chopped
1 celery
roughly chopped
1 handful cauliflower florets
2 zucchini
roughly chopped
600ml passata
2 tbsp tomato paste
fresh herbs of choice
e.g. oregano and thyme
Equipment
- 1 deep pan
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 slow cooker
- 1 food processor
Instructions
- Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a deep pan and gently fry onion and garlic until soft.
- Add beef mince, breaking up with a wooden spoon until browned. Put mixture in slow cooker.
- Place carrot, celery, cauliflower and zucchini in food processor with a generous slug of passata. Zizz until they are pureed. Add to slow cooker with remaining passata and tomato paste.
- Add herbs as desired – I threw in some oregano and thyme leaves I had in the crisper.
- Cook for 8 hours on low.
- Serve with pasta of choice, sprinkle with some parmesan and add extra veg on the side if you really want to torture the kids.
Notes
Tip
By pureeing all the vegetables, my kids don’t realise what they are eating in the sauce. Very crafty, I think!
Variation
Use fresh herbs of your choice, such as oregano and thyme.
