Whole30 Mushroom Bolognese Sauce – a quick, easy and hearty summer sauce served over zucchini noodles. (Paleo + Whole30 + Dairy-Free + Gluten-Free)
This sauce. Tomatoes are in season. Zucchini is in season. It is the perfect time to make this sauce and whether you are on Whole30 or not, it is freakin delicious and bursting with flavor! You need to try this!
Is this Whole30 Bolognese Recipe Dairy-Free?
Yes!! This bolognese recipe is dairy-free, Whole30 compliant, Paleo and gluten-free!!
Is this like a Whole30 Spaghetti Sauce?
Yes! A bolognese sauce is essentially a meat-sauce, very similar to a roasted marinara sauce or other spaghetti sauce!!
Why so many Whole30 recipes …..
Whole30. I know, I know…. I have been putting off my Whole30 post for a while now – it happening this weekend and I am looking forward to putting my experience with it into words.
For now, just know that I did Whole30 during the month of May and I LOVED it. It’s not how I want to eat all the time, because hellllooo – a girl needs her sushi and pasta and bread….. but it changed the way I ate. I still make double chocolate zucchini brownies and deconstructed marinara, but I think I am more deliberate about when I eat them and I enjoy them that much more when I do. I also know how good I can feel when I eat a certain way and I have made a lot of permanent changes because of that.
My husband is now doing a Whole30
My husband is now currently in the midst of his first Whole30, so I have been trying to come up with new and fun recipes to make for him – this is one of them ?
He had never had zucchini noodles before and I don’t think he actually new what bolognese sauce was prior to eating this…. so when I set the bowl down in front of him, anxiously awaiting for him to try it, he wasn’t over-the-moon excited. He took a couple bites in silence…. I was beginning to assume that he hated it….. nope, he was just too busy to say anything because he was already on Amazon Prime ordering a spiralizer ? Yup, we are now the proud owners of a spiralizer.
And he inhaled his bowl of food! Needless to say, it was a success.
My Favorite part of this Whole30 Bolognese
My favorite part of the recipe is the different proteins involved, all lending their own flavor; the fresh basil and oregano; and the mushrooms…. I love mushrooms. It is chunky and filling – and the flavor!
So go pick some fresh basil out of your garden and try this delicious sauce!!! And also, please let me know your favorite thing to spiralize! I need some inspiration!
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Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic, diced
- 3 ounces pancetta, chopped
- 1 small sweet yellow onion, diced
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 pound ground beef, 80/20 or 85/15
- 28 ounces whole tomatoes
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 3 ounces tomato paste
- ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh oregano, smashed
- 1-2 cups small mushrooms, sliced
- kosher salt, to taste
- zucchini noodles, as much or as little as you want
- ghee, sub olive oil
Instructions
- Sauté: In a dutch oven, add 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil and 3-4 cloves garlic. Stirring constantly, allow garlic to start to cook or until it start to become fragrant. Add 3 ounces pancetta and let fat render. Add diced onion, carrots and celery. Stir and let onions cook down until almost transparent, about 5-6 minutes.
- Brown Meat: Add 1 pound ground pork and 1 pound ground beef and ensure pot is over medium-high heat. Break apart and stir until meat is fully cooked. You may pour out some grease, but ensure there is about ¼ cup left in the pan.
- Add Tomatoes: Add 28 ounces whole tomatoes and cut into quarters in the pan. Add 8 ounces tomato sauce and 3 ounces tomato paste. Stir to combine.
- Simmer: Add ¼ cup fresh basil and ¼ cup fresh oregano. Let simmer 10 minutes. Taste and add additional basil and/or oregano to taste as well as salt.
- Mushrooms: Add 1-2 cups small mushrooms and stir. Let simmer on low at least an additional 10 minutes or longer.
- Warm Zoodles: Take a large skillet and add a drizzle of olive oil or a little scoop of ghee. Add zucchini noodles and stir on medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
- Serve: Enjoy sauce over zucchini noodles. Garnish with fresh basil or oregano.
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