Lazy Day Turkey Meat Sauce For Spaghetti Recipes

TURKEY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Crumble sausage and turkey into a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray. Add the mushrooms, green pepper and onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the puree, tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaves and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes., Discard bay leaves. Serve desired amount with spaghetti. Cool remaining sauce; transfer to freezer containers. Freeze for up to 3 months., To use frozen sauce: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Place in a saucepan and heat through.

SPAGHETTI WITH TURKEY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray a large skillet with nonstick spray coating. Preheat over high heat.
• Add turkey; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Drain fat and discard.
• Stir in tomatoes with their juice, green pepper, onion, garlic, oregano, and black pepper and Bring to a boil.
• reduce heat and simmer covered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove cover; simmer for 15 minutes more. (If you like a creamier sauce, give sauce a whirl in your blender or food processor.)
• Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in unsalted water. Drain well.
• Serve sauce over spaghetti.

LAZY-DAY OVERNIGHT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large skillet; drain well.
• Add spaghetti sauce and water and blend well; simmer 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, chives, oregano and egg and mix well.
• In bottom of ungreased 13x9 baking dish or lasagna pan, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce.
• Top with half of the noodles, half of the ricotta cheese mixture and half of the mozzarella.
• Repeat with remaining noodles, ricotta cheese mixture and mozzarella.
• Top with remaining meat sauce.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Uncover baking dish and bake for 50-60 minutes or until noodles are tender and casserole is bubbly.
• Cover: let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

LAZY-DAY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°. Put the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning in the bowl. Stir with the spoon until mixed.
• Spoon 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce evenly over bottom of the baking dish. Top with 4 of the uncooked lasagna noodles.
• Spread 1 cup of the ricotta cheese mixture over noodles, using the back of the spoon. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
• Spread 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce over mozzarella cheese. Make more layers with 4 lasagna noodles, the rest of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup spaghetti sauce. (Be sure the spaghetti sauce completely covers the noodles.) Sprinkle with the rest of the mozzarella cheese.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until lasagna is hot in center and cheese is melted. Use the pot holders to take pan out of oven it will be very hot and heavy. Let lasagna cool for 15 minutes. Cut into 4 rows by 2 rows, using the knife.

TURKEY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown turkey meat in skillet.
• Combine all all other ingredients in sauce pan, simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Once turkey meat is brown, combine in sauce pan and simmer for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Use on any pasta you like.

BASIC TURKEY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Saute the onion and garlic until soft and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Add the turkey and cook until all the pinkness is gone, breaking it up with a spoon, 5-7 minutes.
• 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.

GROUND TURKEY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a 4 1/2 quart pot/pan brown the ground turkey over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened.
• Add tomato paste and crushed tomatoes, stirring until all is combined.
• Add chicken broth to thin it down a little bit.
• Add spices, butter, and salt and pepper and allow to simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes (just long enough to boil the water and cook the pasta!).
• Taste and adjust seasonings to preference.