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Olive Garden Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Olive Garden bolognese served over spaghetti with cheese

If you’re craving a cozy pasta night, this Olive Garden Bolognese sauce recipe is exactly what you need.

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 carrot (finely chopped)
  • 1 celery stalk (finely chopped)
  • 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • 1/2lb ground beef
  • 6 ounces Italian sausage (ground or casings removed)
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 (28 ounces) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped (or 1/4 teaspoon dry rosemary)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped (or 1/4 teaspoon dry sage)
  • salt and ground black pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
  2. Add the ground beef and Italian sausage and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat, while chopping up into chunks with a spatula.
  3. Deglaze the pan from red wine, allow the mixture to simmer to let the wine to reduce a bit. Add the crushed tomatoes, rosemary and sage. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Stir and mix together well. Simmer for 1 hour.
  5. Serve over hot cooked pasta.

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