Bolognese Sauce {Keto}
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Delicious, rich flavor in this keto-friendly bolognese sauce. This is typically served over pasta, but would be delicious over spiralized zucchini or butternut squash noodles.

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 4 - slices bacon
  • 1 - lb(s) ground beef
  • 1 - Tbsp minced onion
  • 1 - tsp garlic powder
  • 1 - 28 oz. can(s) crushed tomatoes
  • 1 - Tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 - celery stalk(s)
  • 1/2 - small white onion(s)
  • Garnish: - grated Parmesan cheese**
  • 4 - cup(s) spiralized zucchini**
  • Side: - veggies
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Cook and crumble the bacon.
  2. Finely chop the celery and onion.
  3. In a large saucepan, brown the ground beef with the minced onion and garlic powder. Drain and return to saucepan. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, chopped celery, chopped onion and crumbled bacon. Bring to bubbling and reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes to allow flavors to mingle.
  4. Prepare and cook the spiralized zucchini, as needed.
  5. Prepare veggies.
  6. Serve Bolognese Sauce over spiralized zucchini with grated Parmesan garnish and side of veggies.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

  1. Cook and crumble 8 slices bacon.
  2. Brown 2 lbs. ground beef with 2 Tbsp minced onion and 2 tsp garlic powder. Let cool.

To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:

  • Half of the browned ground beef
  • 1 - 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
  • Half of the chopped celery
  • Half of the chopped onion
  • Half of the cooked and crumbled bacon

Remove as much air as you can and seal. Freeze up to 6 months in your fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer.

Freeze & Thaw Instructions

Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to a saucepan and reheating.

Dairy-Free Modifications

Omit the grated Parmesan cheese for dairy-free meal.

Gluten-Free Modifications

Recipe is gluten-free when served with gluten-free pasta.

Printable Label Recipe Title

Bolognese Sauce {Keto}

Printable Label Instructions

Thaw and reheat in saucepan or large skillet and simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve over spiralized zucchini with side of veggies.