Turkey Sauce For Pasta Recipes

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.

TURKEY PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and a pinch of salt; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add turkey; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook for 2 minutes. Add red pepper flakes.
• Stir tomatoes, white wine, tomato paste, oregano, and basil into the pot. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the raw wine flavor cooks off, about 1 hour. Stir in sugar to reduce acidity. Season with salt and pepper. Puree sauce with an immersion blender for a less chunky sauce.

TURKEY-TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook the sausage, onions and garlic in oil over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink; drain. , Add the tomatoes, wine, basil and oregano; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until heated through. Serve over spaghetti; sprinkle with cheese.

TURKEY SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet. Add the onion and saute until soft and barely beginning to brown. Add the garlic and stir.
• Add the turkey and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the meat is uniformly broken up and loses its color. Stir in the oregano and fennel.
• Drain the tomatoes, reserving the juice. Break them up and add to the turkey. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring from time to time, for about 20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. Season to taste with salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes.
• Before serving, reheat the sauce, adding a little of the reserved juice if the sauce is too thick. Sprinkle with parsley.

GROUND TURKEY PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown ground turkey with onion and garlic until no pink remains. (Drain fat if needed).
• Add remaining ingredients (except parsley & basil) slightly breaking up the tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 1 hour or until desired consistency.
• Stir in parsley & basil.
• Serve over hot pasta.

TURKEY SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Heat a large pan over medium heat and add the olive oil, garlic and onion. Cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the turkey and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste, stirring to combine. Add the sugar, dried basil, oregano, parsley, cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add the bay leaves and 1/2 cup water. Stir well and simmer to infuse the flavors, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile cook the spaghetti in the boiling water according to the package instructions. Drain well.
• Transfer the spaghetti to a platter and ladle the sauce on top. Top with the grated Parmesan and fresh basil leaves.

TURKEY BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the carrot and celery and saute until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the turkey and saute 1 minute. Add the marinara sauce. Decrease the heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 15 minutes to allow the flavors to blend, stirring often. Stir in the basil. Season the sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper. (The sauce can be made 1 week ahead. Cool the sauce completely, then transfer it to a container and freeze for future use. Bring the sauce to a simmer before using.)
• Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Add the pasta to the sauce and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten as needed. Serve with the Parmesan.

PASTA WITH HERBED TURKEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chopped garlic and sauté until tender, about 3 minutes. Add ground turkey and sauté until beginning to brown, breaking up large chunks with spoon, about 8 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes with puree, white wine, parsley, basil and oregano. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer mixture until thickened to sauce consistency, about 30 minutes. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Add pasta to sauce and toss to combine.

SPAGHETTI WITH TURKEY AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the celery and garlic powder and saute 1 minute over low heat. Add the tomato paste and water and blend together. Add the rosemary, Tabasco and capers and simmer 10 minutes. Add mustard and pepper to taste, and continue simmering a minute or two.
• Meanwhile, bring 2 quarts water to a boil in pot. Add the spaghetti with a dash of salt. Cook 7 or 8 minutes or until done.
• While the spaghetti cooks, melt the butter in a saucepan and cook the turkey enough to warm it.
• Drain the spaghetti and mix in the remaining olive oil. Place the spaghetti on a platter. Pour sauce around it and in a central well. Place turkey in a ring around the central well.

TURKEY PASTA SUPREME

Steps:

• Cut turkey into 2-in. x 1/4-in. pieces. In a large skillet, saute turkey in butter until turkey is browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add the cream, basil, cheese and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. , Stir in pasta and toss to coat.

EASY PASTA SAUCE WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• brown ground turkey with garlic salt.
• add jar of pasta sauce.
• add agave nectar (or sugar).
• simmer for 15-30 min on low.
• serve with pasta.

TUSCAN TURKEY SAUCE AND PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the turkey in water with onion, celery, parsley and peppers, as for Turkey Chili. Remove and cool. Cut the meat from the bird into small dice. Reduce the broth to 4 cups.
• Sauté the onion in the butter and oil, add the tomatoes and simmer until the tomatoes are melted into the onions. Add the basil, salt and freshly ground pepper. Combine with the 4 cups broth and cook down for 20 minutes. Add the diced turkey and heat through.
• Put the pasta on a large platter (toss it with a little oil first). Spoon some of the turkey sauce over the top and serve the remainder in a bowl. Serve grated cheese in bowls, to sprinkle on top. Drink a Volpolicella or Chianti.

TURKEY BOLOGNESE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the onions and cook for 8-10 mins until softened. Add the mince and brown all over. Once browned, add the garlic, tomatoes, chipotle paste and chicken stock, and bring to the boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 35-40 mins, adding a splash of water if it looks too dry.
• While the turkey cooks, boil the pasta following pack instructions, then drain, reserving some of the water. Warm through the mascarpone with a splash of the hot pasta water over a low heat. Add 140g cheddar, season and stir to combine.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Transfer the turkey sauce to a large baking dish. Stir the cheese sauce through the pasta and pour over the mince. Sprinkle the remaining cheddar and the parmesan on top. Bake in the oven for 20 mins or until golden and crisping at the edges.