Basic Turkey Meat Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped garlic (4-5 cloves)
• 3 lbs lean ground turkey
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. saute the onion and garlic until soft and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• 2 add the turkey and cook until all the pinkness is gone, breaking it up with a spoon, 5-7 minutes.
• 3 crush basil and oregano between your palms. add herbs and pepper flakes. add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes.