Dinner for 8
Ragu Bolognese
$10.43for 470 minServes 8
This Italian meat sauce combines beef, pork, vegetables, milk, wine, and tomatoes before simmering with pasta.
Photo: gonnawantseconds.com
What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
 | Onions, 0.3 lb$1.29/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.40Typical price |
 | Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.76Typical price |
 | Carrots, 0.4 lb$1.09/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.41Typical price |
 | Ground beef, 1 lb$5.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $5.49Typical price |
 | Ground pork, 0.5 lb$4.49/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $2.25Typical price |
 | Milk, 17 oz$0.04/oz typical | 17 oz | $0.68Typical price |
 | Canned tomatoes, 28 oz$0.08/oz typical | 28 oz | $2.24Typical price |
 | Pasta, 20 oz$0.10/oz typical | 20 oz | $2.00Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $20.86 | ||
Swaps
- Swap ground beef for ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
- Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsWine, beer and spirits
Not included in the cost.
- 70 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
Typical price
$2.61 per serving$10.43 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup onion
- 1 1/3 cups celery
- 1 1/3 cups carrots
- 1 lb ground beef chuck
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- salt
- black pepper
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
- 2 cups dry white wine
- 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
- 1 1/4 lb dry measure spaghetti or like shaped pasta
Steps
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Cook the onion, celery, and carrots for 12 minutes until soft.
- Add the beef and pork, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 10 minutes until browned.
- Stir in the milk and nutmeg, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Pour in the wine and cook for 8 minutes.
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Cook ground meat until it reaches 160 F inside.
- Boil the pasta in salted water for 10 minutes, drain it, and stir it into the sauce.
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with ground beef on sale.
Find this week's cheapest dinners
Pick your store and we build five dinners from this week's ad, with cost per serving and a shopping list by aisle.
Find this week's cheapest dinners
