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Bolognese: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on beef, garlic cloves and tomatoes. Some add celery or balsamic.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 30 October 2026.

Weeknight Bolognese Pasta by Finn Tonry, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Finn Tonry’s. A hearty, protein‑rich spaghetti dish that combines savory beef mince with the briny depth of anchovies and capers. Bright tomato paste, fresh herbs, and a generous finish of Parmesan create a silky sauce perfect for a quick, satisfying dinner.

Weeknight Bolognese Pasta from Finn Tonry’s Instagram video

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Weeknight Bolognese Pasta

Recipe from Finn Tonry, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 40 min
  • Serves 2
  • 16 ingredients
  • Pan-fried

The only one of the 3 with olive oil, anchovy fillets, capers and chilli flakes.

Ingredients

  • 180 gspaghetti
  • 300 gbeef mince
  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 2anchovy fillets
  • 1 tbspcapers
  • 3garlic cloves
  • 1 tspchilli flakes
  • 1 tbsptomato paste
  • 100 gbone broth
  • 1onion
  • 1carrot
  • 1celery stick
  • 1bay leaf
  • 1rosemary sprig
  • 200 gtinned tomatoes
  • 30 gparmesan
  • to serveparmesan

How it goes

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

  2. While the water heats, place the garlic, onion, carrot, and celery in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped to create a soffrito.

  3. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add the olive oil.

  4. Add the beef mince to the pan and brown it for 3–4 minutes, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.

  5. Push the browned mince to one side of the pan and add the chopped soffrito; cook for another 2–3 minutes until softened.

  6. Stir in the anchovy fillets, chilli flakes, and tomato paste; cook for 1 minute to develop flavor.

Then 7 more steps in the full recipe.

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From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 bolognese recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Finn Tonry’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Weeknight Bolognese PastaFinn Tonry · make this one first40 min216Pan-fried, Simmered, Blenderolive oil, anchovy fillets, capers and chilli flakes
Healthy Bolognese on ToastNotorious Foodie30 min49Simmeredcelery, anchovy, worcestershire sauce and hot sauce
Slow Cooker BologneseNicki Georgiou6 hr 15 min415Slow cookerbalsamic, beef stock cubes and oregano

What they share.

  • All 3use beef mince.
  • All 3use garlic.
  • All 3use tomato.
  • All 3use onion.
  • All 3use carrot.
  • 2 of 3use spaghetti. Notorious Foodie’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Only Finn Tonry pan-fries or sears. Finn Tonry and Notorious Foodie simmer, poach or braise; Nicki Georgiou doesn't. Only Finn Tonry uses a blender. Only Nicki Georgiou uses a slow cooker.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Finn Tonry is the only one to use olive oil, anchovy fillets, capers and chilli flakes. Notorious Foodie is the only one to use celery, anchovy, worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Nicki Georgiou is the only one to use balsamic, beef stock cubes and oregano.

  • Time and list length

    Notorious Foodie takes the least time (30 min); Nicki Georgiou the most (6 hr 15 min). Notorious Foodie uses the shortest ingredient list (9); Finn Tonry the longest (16).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 30 October 2026.

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