Ok, so like I said... I sauteed the onion, garlic & chilli
(and I must just add that this garlic and chilli mix is SO mild,
that even Jude will eat it... just in case anyone thought I was busy making
a KILLER bolognaise haha... although, that's not a bad idea ;)

While that was busy frying, I roughly chopped up the peppers.
The reason I choose to use the red and yellow peppers,
is for colour balance... hahaha see, I was NOT joking @rwedegis ;)

and then added them to the onion mix in the pot and sauteed for a while longer...

While that is busy, I chop up the fresh herbs.
I am one of those people that would literally throw the herbs in without chopping,
but the men in the house moan about the "plants in their food" haha...
so chop chop we do!
And I leave them nice and CHUNKY... hehe...
which is not at ALL passive aggressive!
MWAHAHAHAHA!!!

One of the most IMPORTANT aspects of this for me,
is the ridiculous amounts of fresh basil!
It simply MAKES the dish!

Then comes the part where everyone generally gasps in horror...
I throw it ALL in!
Yip, that's right, I don't brown the meat,
I don't crush the stock cube... nothing!
IT ALLLLLLL GOES INNNNN!!!!!
Anything that is on the above list and has not been included yet...
goes INNNNNN!!!!
hahahaha
It must be a "midweek mother tactic" lol

and then..... STIRRRRRRR!!!

Let that cook on medium to high heat for about 10 min.
Just enough for the mince to cook through...
and while that is busy chop up the baby marrows!

I used to add mushrooms to my bolognaise,
but my son cannot stand mushrooms, so I looked for a substitute
many years back and to be honest, I actually prefer the marrows...
oh, yes... I omitted to mention haha...
they are my mushroom sub.

The sweet peppers are there, because, well -
sweet peppers are pretty much awesome with anything
and also I try and pack as MUCH nutrition into EVERY dish
I make for my family... because I am old school that way ;)

When the pot is bubbling nicely,
I throw the marrows in, pop the lid on and reduce the heat to medium to low.

You can pretty much leave it on a very low heat
after about another 15 minutes and serve it whenever ready.

Oh, and don't forget to cook the pasta ;) haha!

I would normally serve this with some sliced avocado and parmesan,
but sadly there were no ripe avos in the shop today...
so it was just a sprinkling of parmesan.

And I will have you all know,
that this plate was prepped for my 8 yr old...
and it is ALL gone now!

He always gets the "fancy" looking plates lol -
because the portion size is great for photography,
the rest of our portions would just look obtuse
in a photo hahahaha - true story ;)

Well, fabulous peeps... that's a wrap!
and... in my house, cooking comes with music,
and music and food ALWAYS come with wine!
CHEERS!!!!
Hope you all have an AWESOME Sat!

Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx

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