Quick & Easy Spaghetti Bolognese
- 1 lb ground turkey (ground beef is fine)
- 1 small yellow onion - finely chopped
- 1/4 cup carrots - finely chopped (about 1 large)
- 1 tsp minced garlic (1 large clove)
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce (or about 3 cups prepared homemade)
- 1/2 cup marsala wine (or 1/2 cup beef broth + 1 tsp white sugar)
- 1 salt and pepper to taste
- In a deep sided 10 in.
- skillet over medium heat brown your ground turkey until no longer pink and little moisture remains, stirring constantly making sure to break up into a fine crumble.
- About 8 - 10 minutes.
- Note: If you are using ground beef drain fat when browned and return to skillet.
- Still over medium heat add your chopped onion, chopped carrots and minced garlic to the skillet with meat and cook until onion begins to turn translucent, stirring frequently.
- About 4 minutes.
- Add all of your herbs, stir to combine and cook 1 minute more.
- Increase heat to medium high.
- Add spaghetti sauce and wine (or beef broth mixture), stir to fully incorporate all ingredients.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer uncovered until sauce has thickened and reduced by almost half.
- About 15 - 20 minutes.
- When done, remove bay leaf, adjust salt to taste and serve.
- To serve: While sauce is simmering prepare 8-12oz of spaghetti noodles according to package directions.
- Drain and let air dry for a couple minutes in strainer.
- Divide on 4-5 plates equally, top with bolognese equally until it is all used up, then freshly shredded parmesan.
- Serve with a crisp side salad and enjoy.
- Note: I like biting into the little pieces of carrot and onion for a textural difference, but if you don't want the varying texture you can also roughly chop the carrot and onion then pulse in a food processor until very fine then continue with the recipe steps.
- This is also an excellent way to sneak veggies in for picky eaters.
- ;)
ground turkey, onion, carrots, garlic, parsley, oregano, basil, bay leaf, sauce, marsala wine, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/338884-quick-easy-spaghetti-bolognese (may not work)