In a large saucepan, brown the ground turkey with olive oil, salt and pepper on medium heat. Remove from pan and set aside once cooked through. Be sure to leave the juices and the pan. Sautee the onion in the saucepan with a bit more olive oil. After ~2-3 minutes, add the zucchini, yellow squash and garlic to the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for ~5 minutes or until the vegetables are fork tender. Add the crushed tomatoes to the pan, and turn the heat down to a low simmer. Mix the browned, ground turkey back into the sauce. Let the mixture simmer and until serving. Cook the pasta according to packaging directions in salted water. Pasta should be cooked to al dente. To serve, top each bowl of spaghetti with a hearty portion of sauce. Garnish with parsley and grated parmesan.
A classic meat sauce, lightened up to be the perfect weeknight meal.
whole wheat spaghetti
1 lb. lean ground turkey
1 32oz. can crushed tomatoes with basil
1/2 zucchini, chopped
1/2 yellow squash, chopped
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced finely
extra virgin olive oil
coarse sea salt
cracked black pepper
fresh parsley, loosely chopped
grated parmesan
Purple Ivy says
Since I moved from home, I’ve been looking for simple and easy recipes and I think I just found one. Looks yummy.
xoxo
Ivy