Pasta Recipe ✶ Turkey Pasta Sauce

A tangy, deep tomato meat sauce for pasta, made with ground turkey.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 ¼ pounds ground turkey
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and a pinch of salt; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add turkey; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook for 2 minutes. Add red pepper flakes.
2. Stir tomatoes, white wine, tomato paste, oregano, and basil into the pot. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the raw wine flavor cooks off, about 1 hour. Stir in sugar to reduce acidity. Season with salt and pepper. Puree sauce with an immersion blender for a less chunky sauce.

Nutrition Facts

• calories152.3
• carbohydrateContent14.5 g
• cholesterolContent29.9 mg
• fatContent5.5 g
• fiberContent3.2 g
• proteinContent10.7 g
• saturatedFatContent1.1 g
• sodiumContent279.4 mg
• sugarContent3.9 g