Beef Bolognese with Sweet Potato Mash & Toasted Pine Nuts

Serving size

1 person 2 people 4 people

Ingredients

20g pine nuts
200g passata

(tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
2 tbsp sundried tomato paste

(Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
2 tsp Italian herbs

(Thyme Rubbed, Marjoram Rubbed, Parsley Rubbed, Oregano Rubbed, Sage Rubbed, Basil Rubbed)
80g baby spinach
120g chestnut mushrooms
1 romano pepper
1 sweet potato
280g beef mince

(british beef mince (10% fat))
11g beef stock powder

(Rice flour, Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Potato Starch, Onion Powder, Flavouring, Salt, Tomato Powder, Carrot Powder, Ground Black Pepper.)

Allergens

None

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	102Kcal	625Kcal
	426kJ	2614kJ
Fat	4.7g	29g
of which saturates	1.3g	8.0g
Carbohydrates	9g	54g
of which sugars	3.3g	20g
Protein	6.4g	39g
Salt	0.39g	2.4g
Fibre	1.5g	9.4g

Ingredients

11g beef stock powder (use half)

(Rice flour, Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Potato Starch, Onion Powder, Flavouring, Salt, Tomato Powder, Carrot Powder, Ground Black Pepper.)
2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (use half)

(Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
80g baby spinach (use half)
120g chestnut mushrooms (use half)
1 sweet potato (use half)
200g passata (use half)

(tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
1 romano pepper (use half)
20g pine nuts (use half)
2 tsp Italian herbs (use half)

(Thyme Rubbed, Marjoram Rubbed, Parsley Rubbed, Oregano Rubbed, Sage Rubbed, Basil Rubbed)
140g beef mince

(british beef mince (10% fat))

Allergens

None

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	101Kcal	612Kcal
	423kJ	2561kJ
Fat	4.6g	28g
of which saturates	1.3g	7.7g
Carbohydrates	9g	54g
of which sugars	3.4g	20g
Protein	6.2g	38g
Salt	0.39g	2.4g
Fibre	1.5g	9.4g

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Ready in 20 High protein 5 of 5 a day Low sat fat

Beef Bolognese with Sweet Potato Mash & Toasted Pine Nuts

Prep time: 15 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Cuisine: Italian

Food group: Beef

This classic ragu is a real weeknight winner. Simmer tender British beef with juicy peppers and mushrooms in a flavourful sundried tomato sauce. Serve with sweet potato mash and crunchy pine nuts. Craving some greens? Stir in a handful of leafy spinach. Delish!

Cooking Instructions

The protein cooking time listed in this recipe has been updated.

As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Before you start

Bring a medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
Pull out a large frying pan, a sieve, a peeler, a masher & a measuring jug

Make the mash

Peel the sweet potato and dice into 2cm chunks
Add the diced sweet potato to the saucepan and simmer for 13-15 mins, until soft, then drain
Return to the saucepan, then mash with 1 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper

Do the prep

Meanwhile, dice the pepper into 2cm chunks. Thinly slice the mushrooms. Rinse the spinach
Heat the large frying pan on medium heat. Once hot, add the pine nuts and toast for 2-3 mins, tossing regularly, until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside

Bolognese time

Reheat to frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the beef, pepper and mushrooms to the pan and cook for 7 mins, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon, until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper
Add the Italian herbs, sundried tomato paste, passata, stock powder and 100ml water (50ml for 1 person). Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 4-5 mins, until the sauce has thickened

Plate up

Stir the spinach into the beef for the final 1 min, until wilted. Season to taste
Share the beef bolognese between bowls, with the sweet potato mash alongside. Scatter over the toasted pine nuts