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Must Have Meat Sauce
Amazing meat sauce to use for stuffing peppers, over pasta, spaghetti squash etc!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 295 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tray Jennie-O Hot Italian Turkey Sausage
- 1.5 lbs ground turkey
- 1 medium red onion chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tbsp basil
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt (to taste)
- 1 tsp ground pepper (to taste)
- 28 oz diced tomatoes no salt added
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 4 oz can diced chiles
- 5 handfuls of baby spinach
TOPPING (optional)
- parmesan or shredded cheese
Instructions
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remove casing from sausage and pull into small chunks
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over medium-high heat, add olive oil to pan for about 30 seconds. add garlic for another 30 seconds.
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add onions to the pan and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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add in ground turkey and turkey sausage and cook for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. meat will still be a little pink.
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add in seasonings, spinach, tomatoes, tomato paste and diced chiles. stir.
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Continue to cook on low until tomatoes and flavors meld together. about 5-7 minutes.
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use to stuff peppers, over spaghetti squash, lasagna etc. Top with lite shredded cheese or Parmesan cheese and Enjoy!
