Easy 30 Minute Healthy Ground Turkey Bolognese Recipe
Simple and delicious is what we're after for Easy Weeknights and this 30 Minute Healthy Ground Turkey Bolognese checks all this boxes. Serve with your favorite pasta or grain for a comforting, hearty weeknight winter dinner.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 2 medium carrots peeled and finely chopped
- ½ yellow onion finely chopped
- 2 celery stalks ends trimmed and finely chopped
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- ⅓ cup red wine
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1 Parmesan rind
- ½ cup grated parmesan
Instructions
- Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a 4 quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and season with the ¾ teaspoon kosher salt and ½ teaspoon ground black pepper. Cook vegetables until softened and translucent, about 7 minutes.
- Add the garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, and ground turkey. Cook until turkey is browned and cooked through, about 7 minutes.
- Pour in the can of crushed tomatoes and give the sauce a stir to combine. Pour ⅓ cup red wine into the now emptied can of crushed tomatoes and swirl to rinse out any remaining crushed tomato liquid still in the can. Pour the wine and tomato sauce mixture into the pot.
- Give the sauce a good stir then add in the chopped fresh basil and the parmesan rind. Simmer sauce until thickened and flavors meld together, about 15 minutes.
- Remove parmesan rind and discard. Ladle sauce over cook pasta or grain of choice. Enjoy.
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