Ground Turkey Spaghetti Sauce
This simple Ground Turkey Spaghetti Sauce is an easy way to add veggies into your pasta dinner. Veggie packed and simmered with basil, oregano and plenty of garlic. Freezer friendly and tastes even better the second day so leftovers are always a bonus!
Servings: 8
Calories: 188kcal
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 carrots finely chopped
- 1 green bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 onion diced
- 2 T olive oil
- 1 lb ground Turkey
- 1 can (28 oz.) crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
- 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
- 4-5 garlic cloves minced
- ½ T dried oregano
- ½ T dried basil
- ½ teaspoon sea salt more to taste
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper
- ¼-½ teaspoon red pepper optional
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium high heat until glistening in a large pot. Add the carrots, bell peppers and onion and cook for about 3-4 minutes to soften slightly. Add in the ground turkey and cook until browned and cooked through.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, oregano, basil and salt and peppers and stir to combine. Shift the heat to medium low and simmer for about 30 minutes until veggies are softened and sauce has thickened slightly.
- Serve over your favorite pasta and enjoy! Store in an air tight container for up to one week. You can also freeze this sauce in a freezer safe container.
Notes
- Use the carrots to help determine if this ground turkey spaghetti sauce is ready. They typically take the longest to become tender. You can even sauté them a few minutes longer in step one to help this sauce cook more quickly.
- Leftovers are even better than freshly cooked sauce. After about 24 hours of chilling, the flavors and spices have been able to meld and are enhanced. You will be so pleased eating this days in a row.
- You can make this sauce a day in advance of when you plan to serve it. Based on the fact that the second day it tastes better, you may want to opt to make it early!
- This ground turkey sauce is super freezer friendly. Put it in a freezer safe container and seal. If air tight it should keep for about 4 months or even longer. Make several batches and freeze a ton--you will be set!
Nutrition
Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 1064mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 7680IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 3mg