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Spaghetti bolognese

Spaghetti bolognese: what it costs at each supermarket

6 servings 135 mins 624 cal

£16.34 at Tesco for 6 servings

£2.72 a serving, the cheapest of 5 supermarkets

Prices checked 6 November 2026 on each supermarket's website. Updated every night.

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Price at each supermarket

  • Tesco Cheapest £16.34 £2.72 a serving
  • Sainsbury's £17.94 £2.99 a serving
  • Waitrose £20.46 £3.41 a serving
  • Ocado £20.66 £3.44 a serving
  • Asda £22.33 £3.72 a serving

What you pay at the till for every pack the recipe needs for 6 servings, staples like oil, salt, dried herbs and stock left out. You'll have some of it left for another day.

What you'd buy at Tesco

  • Basil Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G £0.50
  • Beef mince Tesco Beef Mince 20% Fat 500g £3.25
  • Carrot Tesco Carrots Loose £0.11
  • Celery Tesco Celery Sticks 250G £0.90
  • Cherry tomato Nightingale Farms Cherry Tomatoes 250G £0.62
  • Garlic Tesco Garlic 4 Pack £0.87
  • Onion 2 × Tesco Brown Onions Loose £0.22
  • Parmesan Tesco Grated Parmigiano Reggiano 100G £2.80
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  • Red chilli Tesco Red Chillies 60G £0.51
  • Red wine Casa Mana Cabernet Sauvignon 187Ml £2.00
  • Rosemary Tesco Fresh Cut Rosemary 20G £0.50
  • Smoked streaky bacon Tesco Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers 14 Pack 300g £2.29
  • Spaghetti Hearty Food Co. Spaghetti Pasta 500G £0.28
  • Tinned tomato 2 × Summer Pride Chopped Tomatoes 400G £0.90
  • Tomato purée Tesco Tomato Puree 200G £0.59

Ingredients

  • Olive oil 15 ml
  • Smoked streaky bacon 4
  • Onion 2
  • Carrot 2
  • Celery 2
  • Garlic 2
  • Rosemary 3
  • Beef mince 500 g
  • Tinned tomato 800 g
  • Basil 30 g
  • Dried oregano 1 g
  • Bay leaf 2
  • Tomato purée 30 ml
  • Beef stock 1
  • Red chilli 1
  • Red wine 125 ml
  • Cherry tomato 6
  • Parmesan 75 g
  • Spaghetti 400 g

Recipe and method by BBC Good Food. zesd only prices it: follow the method on the original page.

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