# Adam Ragusea's Bolognese Sauce (Low Cost Adaption)

A cost-effective adaptation of Adam Ragusea's bolognese sauce, designed for meal prepping and freezing, yielding 35 servings.

- Servings: 35 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb carrots
- 1 lb celery
- 2 red onions
- 1.25 lb chicken livers
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 200 g dry lentils
- 2.5 cups water
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 3 cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 bottle white wine
- 2 tbsp Liquid chicken bouillon
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 0.25 cup balsamic vinegar
- pepper
- salt
- 2 tsp Balsamic vin
- Dry basil
- 1 tbsp heavy Cream
- 6 g Parm
- 85 g dry Penne

## Instructions

1. Process a bunch of vegetables.
2. Brown the meat, which includes 2 pounds of ground beef.
3. Replace one pound of ground beef with a handful of red lentils.
4. Simmer the sauce for several hours until done.
5. Let the sauce cool down.
6. Stick all of the sauce in ice cube trays.
7. Once frozen, break the cubes into individual portions.
8. Put the frozen portions in plastic bags in the freezer.
9. Heat up four cubes whenever you want a fancy dinner.
10. Boil some penne pasta and add it to the heated sauce.

## Equipment

- ice cube trays
- plastic bags

## Tips

- Adding celery bulks up the recipe.
- Replacing one pound of ground beef with red lentils drives down the cost without significant taste or texture difference.
- Freezing the sauce in ice cube trays allows for individual portions that can be stored for months.
- Heat up four cubes and boil some penne pasta for a quick meal.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYj7hm_O4AP/?igsh=dXpyY2VoYWdpZHds
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e8fb874b-67a2-4fb6-8656-4a2656138394
- Extracted: 2026-05-21

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