Try it yourself

THIS week Arlene Thompson - a member of Sainsbury's Try Team - has chosen the recipe Jamie Oliver is currently cooking up on television - a delicious pasta dish with a flavoursome meat sauce, using pork mince.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Feb 2010, 12:19 BST
Updated 1st Feb 2010, 14:37 BST

Arlene suggests readers could try using healthier wholewheat spagetti for a change, as it contains more fibre and has more flavour and texture.

Pork and Red Pepper Bolognese

Serves: four

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil

28g pack basil

1 onion, peeled and finely chopped

1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped

1 carrot, peeled and diced

1 stick celery, finely diced

1 red pepper, deseeded and finely diced

475g Freedom Food endorsed outdoor bred pork mince

1 glass red wine

500g jar sainsbury's tomato and herb sauce

400g spaghetti

Freshly grated parmesan cheese, to serve

Method:

1. Heat one tablespoon olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Pick the leaves off the fresh basil and set aside. Finely chop the stalks and add to the pan with the onion, garlic, carrot, celery and red pepper. Cover and cook gently until soft.

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2. Add the pork mince, stir and cook for 10 minutes until the juice from the meat boils away. Add the wine and continue to fry until reduced, stirring continuously to ensure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.

3. Add the tomato & herb sauce, then fill the empty jar with water and pour into the pan. Simmer gently for 30 minutes, until all the added water has evaporated and the sauce has thickened.

4. Meanwhile, cook 400g spaghetti following pack instructions. Stir the pasta into the sauce, season and add the basil leaves. Sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan to serve.