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Ground Turkey Bolognese layered over spaghetti in a pasta bowl, garnished with freshly grated parmesan and a leaf of basil.

Easy Ground Turkey Bolognese


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  • Author: Gnarly Roots
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x

Description

The red wine and extra seasoning in this recipe bring this ground turkey Bolognese to life, making it super tasty.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1/2 small yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic (to make faster – skip garlic & salt and substitute 1/2 tsp garlic salt)
  • 1/2 tsp salt (skip this if you have opted to use garlic salt instead, see above)
  • 1/2 C red wine
  • 4 oz mushrooms (optional), chopped
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 jar of your favorite marinara sauce (I love tomato and basil for this as there aren’t any other overpowering flavors)
  • Pinch of crushed red pepper (optional)
  • Grated Parmesan cheese (optional topping)

 


Instructions

  1. First, prepare onions and any other vegetables by peeling and/ or cleaning them.
  2. Then chop them into a small pieces.
  3. Next, heat a large skillet over medium heat 2 T olive oil.
  4. Begin to brown the ground turkey, using a wooden spoon to break it up into pieces as it cooks. 
  5. Halfway through cooking the turkey add the chopped onions and sauté for 5 – 7 mins.
  6. If you are using other vegetables, such as mushrooms, add them in and cook for 5 more mins.
  7. Next, add garlic and cook for 1 minute, and then add Italian seasoning, salt, and crushed red pepper (if using).
  8. At this stage, you are ready to pour in the red wine and bring it to a slow boil for 1 minute, stirring to coat the meat and vegetables with the wine.  (If you have added a lot of extra vegetables, you may need more wine.)
  9. After 1 minute, turn the heat down to simmer out some of the liquid.
  10. When most of the wine has evaporated into the meat and vegetables, then pour in the jar of marinara sauce.
  11. Stir the sauce, mixing the meat & veggies combo with the wine and marinara sauce.  Let the sauce simmer for at least 10 minutes and up to 30 minutes to allow the sauce to absorb all of the flavors.
  12. While the sauce is simmering, cook pasta according to package directions. Serve Bolognese sauce over the pasta and top with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 35