Magic Meals

Bolognese Sauce

My sister has a hungry family of 5 and she will often cook up a big batch of bolognese sauce and freeze it off into portions and decide what she will turn it into once she defrosts it – That’s why I am calling this post magic meals. If you prefer to make a vegetarian bolognese sauce with lentils and veggies you can still turn your sauce into any of these 5 magic meals!!

  1. Of course you can serve your bolognese sauce with pasta or vegetable noodles!!
Vegetarian Lentil Bolognese Sauce

2. Mexican – Try adding some spices & beans to make your bolognese into chilli con carne and serve with rice and or corn chips, cheese & salads for a taco bowl.

Mexican Chilli Con Carne in the making!!

3. Shepherds Pie – Add herbs & frozen peas to the bolognese & top with a veggie mash and cheese and then bake in the oven.

Shepherds Pie

4. Pastitsio – Place cooked macaroni mixed with 2 whisked eggs into the base of a baking dish top with spinach leaves and the bolognese sauce then top with white sauce, bread crumbs and cheese and bake in the oven.

Pastitsio

5. Lasagna – Of course you can layer the bolognese sauce with fresh pasta or instant pasta sheets and bechamel sauce and top with cheese and bake till crispy.

Lasagna
Lasagna

Thermomixing Extravaganza

Lasagna is the perfect meal to prepare ahead, not only will it’s flavour develop and it will taste better. It’s also a great thing to have in the freezer for a delicious quick and easy week night dinner. It really pays to go to the extra trouble of mincing your own meat and making fresh pasta sheets. YUM!!
Hainanese Chicken and Rice – recipe from Sophia’s Kitchen
Spelt and Seed Loaf steamed in the Varoma – recipe from Sophia’s Kitchen
Saffron Butter
Buttermilk bread with herbs, garlic & cheese scrolled 2 ways