Quick and Easy Turkey Bolognese

Quick and Easy

This recipe provides a leaner take on a classic Bolognese sauce by using lean ground turkey and stretching the meat and adding more plant-based fiber and nutrition found in the chopped mushrooms. Serve over pasta noodles or for a lower-glycemic meal, enjoy over spiralized zucchini noodles or fiber-rich chickpea pasta noodles.

Prep time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Recipe courtesy of
  • Lisa Markley Director of Culinary Medicine | AdventHealth Whole Health Institute

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 pound lean ground turkey (or sub >90% lean ground beef)*
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, stemmed and chopped
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes or marinara sauce
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian flat leaf parsley or basil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in garlic and Italian seasoning; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground turkey (or beef) and mushrooms; cook until the turkey is no longer pink while using a wooden spoon to break the turkey apart, about 6-7 minutes.
  2. Increase heat to medium-high. Stir in crushed tomatoes or marinara and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley or basil.
  3. Serve over pasta noodles, spiralized zucchini noodles, roasted spaghetti squash, or chickpea pasta.

Category Tags

Entrees
Good source of protein