Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 4 cups homemade or store-bought tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 pound uncooked spaghetti pasta
- Parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a large saucepan set over medium-low heat. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the ground turkey and using a spatula, break it apart into pieces while it cooks.
- Once the turkey is fully cooked, add the tomato sauce, dried oregano, sugar, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes then taste and season it with additional salt, pepper and sugar as needed.
- While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook it until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain the pasta then serve it topped with the turkey bolognese and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese (optional).
Notes
- While spaghetti’s a classic (and cheap), you can’t go wrong with wide strands of pappardelle or tubular, chewy bucatini (raw, this pasta looks like straws!). Just use whatever pasta you like.
- If you have errands to run or some such, you could always place the sauce ingredients (after sauteeing the garlic and cooking the turkey) into a slow cooker and cook it on HIGH for a couple of hours.
- The sauce almost tastes better after it’s had time to settle and for its flavors to meld. I often make it a day ahead (storing it in an airtight container in the fridge) and then just reheat it come dinnertime.
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