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 | 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.
2 Dice the tomatoes, remove the seeds.
3 Preheat cooking pan, add in diced tomatoes, cook until softened, then mash with spatula.
4 Add in salt, sugar, dried mixed herbs and tomato ketchup, mix well. Transfer tomato sauce to a bowl for later use.
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.
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.
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.
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. )
2 Add in 1 tbsp of cooking oil, toss to coat well.
Spaghetti Bolognese With Tomato Chicken Sauce
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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.
- Dice the tomatoes, remove the seeds.
- Preheat cooking pan, add in diced tomatoes, cook until softened, then mash with spatula.
- Add in salt, sugar, dried mixed herbs and tomato ketchup, mix well. Transfer tomato sauce to a bowl for later use.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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. )
- Add in 1 tbsp of cooking oil, toss to coat well.
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