Serves four

Standard Recipe	Modify with:
1 tbspn oil	Omit oil
1 onion, finely chopped	Add extra onion
1 clove garlic, crushed	Add more vegetables - diced celery, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini
250g bacon	omit bacon
500g mince	Reduce to 375g
1/2 cup beef stock or red wine
425g can tomatoes (undrained and mashed)	Add 2 tbspns tomato paste
1 tspn each parsley and mixed herbs	Add extra chopped parsley
Salt, pepper	Salt not needed. Add extra herbs e.g. basil, cumin, oregano
250g spaghetti, cooked	Increase to 375g, use wholemeal pasta
2 tbspns parmesan cheese
Method: 1. Heat oil in frypan. Brown onion, garlic and bacon. Add mince and fry until brown. 2. Stir in stock or wine, canned tomatoes, parsley, herbs, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. 3. Serve with pasta and parmesan cheese.	Method: 1. Brown mince in pan without oil. Pour off excess fat. Add onion, celery & garlic and cook for 5 min. 2. Add in extra vegetables and tomato paste. 3. Serve with a side salad.

Variations:

• Speedy version - add a jar of vegetable-based pasta sauce to mince and vegetables (but look for brands with a nutrition panel that shows 2g of fat or less per 100g).
• Spicy Vegetarian Bolognaise - replace meat with two 440g cans of red kidney beans drained and rinsed. Add 1 tspn ground cumin and 1 tspn ground coriander for extra spice. Serve with spaghetti as above.
• Trim and tasty lasagne - use the meat sauce above, instant lasagne sheets and the cheese or white sauce recipe (see below). For a vegetarian lasagne, replace meat with a large bunch of silverbeet or a 440g can of beans.
• Quick curry - omit the tomato paste, add 1/2 cup sultanas, 2 tbspns curry powder and a dash of tabasco sauce. Serve with rice instead of pasta.

Serves four

Standard Recipe	Modify with:
1 tbspn oil	Omit oil
1 onion, finely chopped	Add extra onion
1 clove garlic, crushed	Add more vegetables - diced celery, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini
250g bacon	omit bacon
500g mince	Reduce to 375g
1/2 cup beef stock or red wine
425g can tomatoes (undrained and mashed)	Add 2 tbspns tomato paste
1 tspn each parsley and mixed herbs	Add extra chopped parsley
Salt, pepper	Salt not needed. Add extra herbs e.g. basil, cumin, oregano
250g spaghetti, cooked	Increase to 375g, use wholemeal pasta
2 tbspns parmesan cheese
Method: 1. Heat oil in frypan. Brown onion, garlic and bacon. Add mince and fry until brown. 2. Stir in stock or wine, canned tomatoes, parsley, herbs, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. 3. Serve with pasta and parmesan cheese.	Method: 1. Brown mince in pan without oil. Pour off excess fat. Add onion, celery & garlic and cook for 5 min. 2. Add in extra vegetables and tomato paste. 3. Serve with a side salad.

Variations:

• Speedy version - add a jar of vegetable-based pasta sauce to mince and vegetables (but look for brands with a nutrition panel that shows 2g of fat or less per 100g).
• Spicy Vegetarian Bolognaise - replace meat with two 440g cans of red kidney beans drained and rinsed. Add 1 tspn ground cumin and 1 tspn ground coriander for extra spice. Serve with spaghetti as above.
• Trim and tasty lasagne - use the meat sauce above, instant lasagne sheets and the cheese or white sauce recipe (see below). For a vegetarian lasagne, replace meat with a large bunch of silverbeet or a 440g can of beans.
• Quick curry - omit the tomato paste, add 1/2 cup sultanas, 2 tbspns curry powder and a dash of tabasco sauce. Serve with rice instead of pasta.