How to Use Bolognese in a Sentence

Bolognese

adjective
  • Traditional eggplant Parmesan, lasagna with Bolognese sauce, and the restaurant's famous spaghetti and meatballs are favorites.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The Bolognese sauce that is lightly tossed with spinach tagliatelle doesn’t have much punch.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • On the menu at New York City’s 11 public hospitals is pasta with Bolognese sauce, without the meat.
    Cara Buckley, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The courtyard was home to one of the first private theaters in the city and is where other artists (like Bolognese painter Antonio Basoli) were known to work.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Chicken liver, steak or even Bolognese sauce and pasta are some of the ingredients that come tucked into pitas.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • His mother made curries with fried pomfret, the food of home, while his father handled the foods of the West: lobster thermidor, spaghetti Bolognese and burgers on the grill.
    J. J. Goode, New York Times, 13 June 2023
  • Sunday gravy, meatballs, lasagna Bolognese and ravioli are among them.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Its meatless Bolognese topping, made from seitan and minced vegetables, is good and deserves a firmer mattress.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Italian dishes - homemade gnocchi and Bolognese sauce - abound.
    Gwen Filosa, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Rife has often spoken about the conundrum of being a good looking comic—in his first special, on the Today show, and last week over a plate of spaghetti Bolognese in Lower Manhattan with me.
    Jessie Heyman, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The lasagna sandwiches four types of cheese (ricotta, Parmesan, Romano and mozzarella) and a Bolognese sauce between pasta sheets.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The first entrée, prepared by Wright, was her take on Bolognese and featured ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese and topped with parmesan and a citrus zest to capture summer flavors.
    Brande Victorian, Essence, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Selden’s handmade pastas range from a light agnolotti in a slippery broth of brown butter and filled with creamy sweet potatoes to a hearty tagliatelle Bolognese to a comforting cacio e pepe made with chewy bucatini noodles.
    Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The uncommon mashup results in dishes such as Bolognese arancini balls and roasted eggplant ravioli, as well as gnocchi cheese alfredo.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • After your salad of choice, ponder entree options including mafalde pasta Bolognese and meatballs; handkerchief pasta stuffed with meat ragu, ricotta and mozzarella and baked in bechamel; or braised short ribs with rigatoni and vodka cream sauce.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • This delicious Bolognese sauce serves 12 generously or 16 with smaller portions.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
  • This delicious Bolognese sauce serves 12 generously or 16 with smaller portions.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 June 2023

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