Spaghetti Bolognese

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

• Vegetarian

  • 440 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince

  No browning: add the drained lentils with the tinned tomatoes and simmer for 15-20 minutes until thick.

• Vegan

  • 440 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince

  No browning: add the drained lentils with the tinned tomatoes and simmer for 15-20 minutes until thick.

• Gluten-free

  • 400 g Gluten-free spaghetti instead of Spaghetti

  Cook the gluten-free spaghetti a minute short of the packet time and toss it with the sauce straight away.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

What it costs, and where to buy it

Has every item

• Sainsbury'sBest choice

  £6.08

  for your meals

  £0.05 less over the 10 items both stores stock

• Morrisons

  £6.13

  for your meals

Missing items

These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.

• Aldi UK

  £5.72

  for your meals

  missing 1 item

• Tesco

  £7.09

  for your meals

  missing 1 item

• Asda

  £5.01

  for your meals

  missing 2 items

£1.52a serve

£1.52 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's

About £6.08 of ingredients used for 4 serves.

£12.37 at Sainsbury's · all 10 items

Sainsbury'sBest choice

£6.08

no items missing

you'll pay £12.37 · 51% of it spare

Morrisons

£6.13

no items missing · £0.05

you'll pay £13.70 · 55% of it spare

Aldi UK

£5.72

missing 1 item

you'll pay £12.00 · 52% of it spare

Tesco

£7.09

missing 1 item

you'll pay £14.75 · 52% of it spare

Asda

£5.01

missing 2 items

you'll pay £10.32 · 51% of it spare

Buy at Sainsbury's£12.37

Beef mince

£6.50/kg

need 500 gSainsbury's Standard 500 g£3.25closest match

Sainsbury's£6.50/kg£3.25·Asda£5.58/kg£2.79·Aldi UK£6.18/kg£3.09·Morrisons£3.25·Tesco£9.47/kg£7.10·OcadoN/A

Spaghetti

£0.56/kg

need 400 gStamford Street Co. Spaghetti 500 g£0.28closest match

Sainsbury's£0.56/kg£0.28·Aldi UK£0.28·Morrisons£0.75·Tesco£1.19/kg£1.19·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

Tinned chopped tomatoes

£1.13/kg

need 800 g2 × Sainsbury's Chopped Tomatoes Can 400 g£0.45closest match

Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Aldi UK£0.43·Asda£1.08/kg£0.43·Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£1.18/kg£0.47·OcadoN/A

Brown onion

£0.80/kg

need 150 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match

Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A

Carrot

£0.88/kg

need 120 gSainsbury's Standard 500 g£0.44closest match

Sainsbury's£0.88/kg£0.44·Tesco£0.69/kg£0.11·Morrisons£0.44·Aldi UK£0.49·Asda£2.00/kg£0.60·OcadoN/A

Celery

£3.60/kg

need 80 gSainsbury's Celery Sticks 250 g£0.90closest match

Sainsbury's£3.60/kg£0.90·Morrisons£0.90·Aldi UK£0.49·Asda£3.60/kg£1.26·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A

Garlic

~£8.33/kg

need 15 gSainsbury's Standard 60.02 g£0.50closest match

Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.83·OcadoN/A

Tomato paste

£9.51/kg

need 70 gNapolina Double Concentrate Tomato Puree ( ) kg 142 g£1.35closest match

Sainsbury's£9.51/kg£1.35·Morrisons£0.59·Aldi UK£0.59·Tesco£2.95/kg£0.59·Asda£3.50/kg£0.70·OcadoN/A

Olive oil

£12.00/L

need 20 mlFilippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250 ml£3.00closest match

Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A

Dried oregano

£79.16/kg

need 2 gSainsbury's Oregano 12 g£0.95real special

Sainsbury's£79.16/kg£0.95·Tesco£71.43/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A