Ground Turkey Bolognese

Ingredients:

5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 lbs coarse ground turkey (preferred dark meat mixture)
1 medium onion, small dice
2 medium carrots, peeled and small dice
5 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 and 1/2 cups dry white wine
2 cans high quality canned tomatoes (ie:San Marzano)
3 cups turkey or chicken stock (packaged is fine)
1 ounce fresh thyme
2 ounces chopped fresh basil
1 small pinch red pepper flakes

Fresh grated Parmigiano cheese
Fresh basil, chopped
Directions:

Saute ground turkey in hot olive oil, season with salt and pepper and cook through. Remove from pan.
In the same pan, saute onion and carrots for 6 to 8 minutes.
Add garlic and saute until fragrant.
Stir in tomato paste and deglaze with wine.
Cook until wine is evaporated.
Add tomatoes and stock and cook for 30 minutes.
Stir in chopped herbs and crushed red pepper flakes. Adjust seasonings as necessary.
Serve over linguine.
Sprinkle with Parmigiano cheese and garnish with additional basil. Serves 4-5.

That's it!
I've also put this in a crockpot for a couple of hours and it's awesome. But, saute everything first to give it some extra flavor. Enjoy!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cheers.gif" alt="" />


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