Green Girl
Goodies, November 2012
This sauce
is a tasty spicy twist on your traditional Bolognese sauce. Ground Turkey is a healthier option than your
typical ground beef and I added some crushed red pepper to the onions and
garlic while they were sweating to give the sauce a little kick. While it isn’t the healthiest option, I added
a little cream as well to add some richness to the sauce. The sauce would be delicious in a lasagna or over
any sort of pasta but I chose to serve it with Quinoa pasta shells hoping the
added nutritional value of the quinoa pasta would slightly offset the heavy
amount of dairy and carbohydrates already in the meal :) I paired the pasta with some delicious Cheesy
Balsamic Garlic Bread and topped it with some grated parmesan for a pleasant
and satisfying meal; great in the cold winter weather!
Spicy Pink
Turkey Bolognese Sauce
Yield
approximately 4 ½ c
1 lb Ground
Turkey
2 ½ c Diced
Tomatoes in Juice
1 1/3 c
Yellow Onion, small dice
6 oz Tomato
Paste
2/3 c Heavy
Cream
2 tb Extra
Virgin Olive Oil
1 ½ tb
Garlic, minced
1 tb Crushed
Red Pepper
1 tb Kosher
Salt
12 Turns
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Heat a
medium sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add the onions, garlic
and crushed red pepper.
- Sweat the
onions, garlic and crushed red pepper then add the ground turkey. Add a ½ tb of salt and all the pepper. Stir to cook, using a spoon to break up the
turkey as it cooks.
- Once the
meat is cooked thru reduce the heat to medium and add the diced tomatoes, tomato
paste and remaining ½ tb of salt. Stir
well to mix and thicken the sauce.
- Slowly add
the cream, stirring to mix. Reduce the
heat to low and bring the sauce to a simmer briefly to finish cooking the
sauce.
- Serve immediately
over your choice of pasta or cool completely and refrigerate for up to a week.
Cheesy
Balsamic Garlic Bread
Yield 2 to 4
servings
2 tb Butter
1 tb Extra
Virgin Olive Oil
1 tb Slice
Garlic
1 tb Dried
Oregano
1 tsp
Balsamic Vinegar
2 pinches of
Sea Salt
3 Turns of
Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
1 large
slice of Muenster Cheese
1 6 inch
Baguette
- Combine all
the ingredients in a small sauté pan and bring to a simmer over medium low
heat, being careful not to burn the butter.
- Simmer the
ingredients until fragrant then spread them onto your bread. Then top the bread with the sliced cheese.
- Broil the
prepared garlic bread for approximately 2 ½ minutes or until the cheese is
golden brown and bubbling. Enjoy
immediately!
PUTTING IT
ALL TOGETHER:
Additional
Ingredients:
Quinoa Pasta
Shells, cooked according to package instructions and held hot
- Divide the
pasta accordingly and add your preferred amount of sauce. Top the dish with grated parmesan cheese as desired
and complete the meal with the Cheesy Balsamic Garlic Bread.
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