Ground Turkey Spaghetti Sauce
Today we are making a healthy spaghetti sauce, using ground turkey instead of ground beef.
Yield: 4 people
Calories: 169kcal
Equipment
- 1 Pot for boiling pasta
- 1 Sauté Pan for the sauce
Materials
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 tbsp Garlic
- 1 lb ground turkey
- Italian Spices
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Salt for salted pasta water
- 1 lb Spaghetti
- 1 Jar of Marinara Sauce
- 1/2 cup Red Wine
- Basil leaves for garnish
- 1 loaf Bread, sliced in half for Garlic Bread
- 2 tbsp soft butter for Garlic Bread
- 1 tsp chopped parsley for Garlic Bread
- 1 tsp minced garlic for Garlic Bread
Instructions
- Heat the oven for the bread to 400
- Heat the salted pasta water
- Combine butter, minced garlic, and chopped parsley in a small bowl. Set aside for the garlic bread
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan
- Sauté the onions and the garlic. Make sure not to burn the garlic
- Cook the ground turkey (or ground beef) in the same pan
- Add Italian seasonings
- Add a jar of Marinara sauce
- Using the same jar, add wine or water and swirl to get all the sauce out of the jar
- Simmer the sauce while you make the bread & pasta
- Slice the bread in half, length-wise, and spread the compound butter mixture on both sides
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes at 400
- Cook pasta according to package directions
- Finish pasta in the sauce
- Top with a basil chiffonade and serve with parmesan cheese and garlic bread
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.2g | Protein: 16.5g | Fat: 5.7g | Saturated Fat: 1.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 1366mg | Potassium: 363mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6.2g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 2mg