How To Make Turkey Bolognese
Enjoy tangy and meaty turkey bolognese in this easy recipe. The flavorful sauce makes a hearty dish using marinara and shredded turkey.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
- 1 lb cooked turkey , shredded, preferably dark meat
- 3 cups marinara sauce
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 lb spaghetti
- parmesan, freshly grated
Instructions
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Heat the oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes until translucent. Add the carrot and celery and saute for about 5 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
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Add the turkey and saute for 1 minute. Add the marinara sauce. Decrease the heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 15 minutes to allow the flavors to blend, stirring often.
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Stir in the basil. Season the sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper.
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Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water for about 8 minutes until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring often. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
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Add the pasta to the sauce and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten as needed. Serve with the Parmesan. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 9g
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- Calcium: 51mg
- Calories: 480kcal
- Carbohydrates: 66g
- Cholesterol: 39mg
- Fat: 13g
- Fiber: 5g
- Iron: 3mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Potassium: 766mg
- Protein: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Sodium: 715mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 2315IU
- Vitamin C: 11mg
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