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This spaghetti Bolognese recipe is made with large amount of fresh tomatoes, the tomato chicken sauce is very nutritious and delicious, best served with spaghetti, which is kids’ all-time favorite.

Why do they call it spaghetti bolognese?

Spaghetti bolognese is a classic Italian dish that has been prepared for generations. It is traditionally made with minced beef and tomato sauce. The name of this dish comes from the city of Bologna, which is located in Italy. Spaghetti bolognese is also known as spaghetti alla bolognese or pasta alla bolognese.

Traditionally made with beef this recipe uses chicken instead to make a similar tomato chicken sauce and taste just as well.

You can pair our spaghetti with some dinner rolls as sides that you’ll sure not regret.

CHINESE VERSION: 番茄鸡肉酱意大利面

Spaghetti Bolognese with Tomato Chicken Sauce
 

Spaghetti Bolognese with Tomato Chicken Sauce | MyKitchen101en

Yields: 8 servings

Ingredients:

Ingredients for tomato sauce:

  • 1.2 kg tomatoes
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 2 tbsps sugar
  • 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
  • 150 g tomato ketchup

Ingredients for tomato chicken sauce:

  • 600 g boneless chicken whole leg meat
  • 1 ¼ tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 2 ½ tsp sugar
  • 3 tbsps cooking oil
  • 140 g yellow onion
  • 20 g garlic
  • prepared tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp plain flour + 1 ½ tbsps plain water

Ingredients for spaghetti:

  • 500 g spaghetti
  • 4 Litres plain water
  • 2 ½ tsp fine salt
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil

Instructions:

For tomato sauce:

1 Make “x” cut at the bottom of tomatoes with knife. Boil in hot water for a while until the skin starts to crack. Remove and soak in plain water. Peel the skin off.

Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce
 

2 Dice the tomatoes, remove the seeds.

Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce

3 Preheat cooking pan, add in diced tomatoes, cook until softened, then mash with spatula.

Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce
 

4 Add in salt, sugar, dried mixed herbs and tomato ketchup, mix well. Transfer tomato sauce to a bowl for later use.

Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce

For tomato chicken sauce:

1 Grind boneless chicken whole leg meat. Add in ground white pepper, salt and sugar, mix well. Dice yellow onion and chop garlic.

Chicken Tomato Sauce Spaghetti

2 Preheat 3 tbsps of cooking oil, add in onion and garlic, cook for 1 minute. Add in ground chicken meat, cook for about 4 minutes.

Chicken Tomato Sauce Spaghetti

3 Add in the prepared tomato sauce, mix well. Bring to the boil, continue cooking for 1 minute. Mix 1 tbsp of plain flour with 1 ½ tbsps of water, add in and mix well. Bring to the boil again, cook until the sauce has thickened.

Chicken Tomato Sauce Spaghetti

For spaghetti:

1 Bring water to the boil, add in salt. Add in spaghetti, bring to the boil again, cook over medium heat for 13-15 minutes. Drain the spaghetti, then rinse with plain water until cooled. (Reminder: Cooking time is just for reference. The cooking time for different brand of spaghetti might be slightly different, please refer to the instructions on the packaging. The spaghetti used in the video is San Remo brand, I cook it for 15 minutes. For Prego brand, I cook it for 13 minutes. )

Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce

2 Add in 1 tbsp of cooking oil, toss to coat well.

Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce

Spaghetti Bolognese with Tomato Chicken Sauce

Spaghetti Bolognese With Tomato Chicken Sauce

This spaghetti Bolognese recipe is made with large amount of fresh tomatoes, the tomato chicken sauce is very nutritious and delicious, best served with spaghetti, which is kids’ all-time favorite.

Rate

5 from 8 votes
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 533 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For tomato sauce:

  • 1.2 kg tomatoes
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 2 tbsps sugar
  • 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
  • 150 g tomato ketchup

For tomato chicken sauce:

  • 600 g boneless chicken whole leg meat
  • 1 ¼ tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 2 ½ tsp sugar
  • 3 tbsps cooking oil
  • 140 g yellow onion
  • 20 g garlic
  • tomato sauce prepared above
  • 1 tbsp plain flour + 1 ½ tbsps plain water

Ffor spaghetti:

  • 500 g spaghetti
  • 4 litres plain water
  • 2 ½ tsp fine salt
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil

Instructions
 

For tomato sauce:

  • Make “x” cut at the bottom of tomatoes with knife. Boil in hot water for a while until the skin starts to crack. Remove and soak in plain water. Peel the skin off.
    Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce
  • Dice the tomatoes, remove the seeds.
    Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce
  • Preheat cooking pan, add in diced tomatoes, cook until softened, then mash with spatula.
    Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce
  • Add in salt, sugar, dried mixed herbs and tomato ketchup, mix well. Transfer tomato sauce to a bowl for later use.
    Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce

For tomato chicken sauce:

  • Grind boneless chicken whole leg meat. Add in ground white pepper, salt and sugar, mix well. Dice yellow onion and chop garlic.
    Chicken Tomato Sauce Spaghetti
  • Preheat 3 tbsps of cooking oil, add in onion and garlic, cook for 1 minute. Add in ground chicken meat, cook for about 4 minutes.
    Chicken Tomato Sauce Spaghetti
  • Add in the prepared tomato sauce, mix well. Bring to the boil, continue cooking for 1 minute. Mix 1 tbsp of plain flour with 1 ½ tbsps of water, add in and mix well. Bring to the boil again, cook until the sauce has thickened.
    Chicken Tomato Sauce Spaghetti

For spaghetti:

  • Bring water to the boil, add in salt. Add in spaghetti, bring to the boil again, cook over medium heat for 13-15 minutes. Drain the spaghetti, then rinse with plain water until cooled. (Reminder: Cooking time is just for reference. The cooking time for different brand of spaghetti might be slightly different, please refer to the instructions on the packaging. The spaghetti used in the video is San Remo brand, I cook it for 15 minutes. For Prego brand, I cook it for 13 minutes. )
    Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce
  • Add in 1 tbsp of cooking oil, toss to coat well.
    Spaghetti with Tomato Chicken Sauce

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Notes

This recipe yields 8 servings. 
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 serving. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 533kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 24gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 1569mgPotassium: 730mgFiber: 4gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 1462IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mg
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