Amazing Ground Turkey Tomato Sauce

Ground turkey provides a leaner meat sauce for pasta in this recipe using both a tomato, tomato sauce, and tomato paste with fresh basil.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 414 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• ½ white onion, chopped
• ½ (6 ounce) can tomato paste, or to taste
• 1 (20 ounce) package ground turkey
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• 6 basil leaves, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, tomato, basil, and garlic in hot oil until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Break ground turkey into small pieces and add to pot; season with Italian seasoning and oregano. Cook and stir mixture until turkey is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 3

Stir tomato sauce into the turkey mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the sauce has thickened slightly, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 4

Stir tomato paste into the turkey mixture until evenly colored; season with salt and pepper. Cook until the liquid is reheated, 1 to 2 minutes more.