Description
This creamy White Bolognese Sauce is rich, cozy, and perfect for easy weeknight dinners. Made with tender ground meat, milk or cream, and a splash of white wine, it’s comfort food at its best—without tomatoes and without stress.
Ingredients
1 lb ground meat (beef, veal, or a mix)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely diced or grated
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup dry white wine
1½ cups milk or heavy cream
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Cooked pasta, for serving
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add onion, carrot, and celery. Cook for 5–7 minutes, until soft and fragrant.
Add ground meat and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks.
Pour in white wine and stir, scraping up any browned bits. Simmer 3–5 minutes until mostly reduced.
Stir in milk or cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
Reduce heat to low and let simmer gently for 30–45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in Parmesan cheese until melted and creamy.
Serve warm over your favorite pasta and enjoy.
Notes
Milk makes a lighter sauce; cream makes it extra rich.
If the sauce thickens too much, add a splash of milk or pasta water.
This sauce tastes even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg