Veggie Loaded Turkey Meat Sauce
Veggie Loaded Turkey Meat Sauce makes for a healthy and comforting meal. Made with lean turkey, fresh veggies, and rich pasta sauce. So easy to make and versatile. Serve in endless of ways and perfect for meal prep.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- 1 yellow onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 small zucchini
- 6 oz mushrooms
- 32 oz pasta sauce
- 1.5 tsp pink sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 cup baby spinach
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup chicken broth (or 1 cup of reserved pasta water)
Instructions
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Thinly dice onion and mince garlic. Dice zucchini into small cubes and thinly dice mushrooms. Measure out 2 cups baby spinach and thinly shred.
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Place a large pot on stovetop and drizzle with olive oil. Bring oil to a heat on high. Toss in onion and garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes until onion starts to translucent. Toss in zucchini and mushrooms and continue to sauté for 4-6 minutes until zucchini has started to soften and mushrooms have browned.
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Move veggies and aromatics to the side creating an open circle in the middle of the skillet. Use your hands to break ground turkey down and toss it in the open area of the skillet. Use spatula to continue to break ground turkey down even more as it browns. You want to make sure turkey is broken down into small pieces. Ground turkey tends to clump together so you will have to work it a bit to break it apart.
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Brown turkey for 7-8 minutes. As turkey is browning, sprinkle with spices and hers; pink sea salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, and paprika. Drizzle apple cider vinegar over turkey.
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Pour in pasta sauce and give everything a good stir making sure it's all well coated with sauce. Sprinkle in baby spinach and continue to cook for 1-2 minutes until spinach starts to wilt. Pour in chicken broth and once again give everything a good stir.
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Bring heat down to low and allow meat sauce to simmer for about 10 minutes until some of the liquid has reduced. Turn heat off and allow meat sauce to rest for a couple of minutes. More liquid will be reduced as sauce starts to cool-down.
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Serve turkey meat sauce over some pasta or spaghetti squash and sprinkle with some fresh grated parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
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- Use the types of ground meat- Ground beef and chicken are great for this recipe too.Reser
- Switch up your veggies- Carrots, kale, eggplant are all great veggies to add to this meat sauce too.
- Use reserved pasta water instead of broth- If you are serving this meat sauce with pasta, reserve some of the water and use that instead of chicken broth. It add flavor and helps thicken the sauce too.