Turkey Bolognese
Ingredients
- 5 -6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more as needed ⓘ
- 3/4 lb Italian turkey sausage, cut into 4 inch long links ⓘ
- 1 lb ground turkey (ideal to use dark meat) ⓘ
- coarse salt, to taste ⓘ
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste ⓘ
- 2 medium yellow onions, peeled and finely diced (about 2 cups) ⓘ
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes with their juice ⓘ
- 1/3 cup tomato paste ⓘ
- 3/4 - 1 lb rigatoni pasta ⓘ
- grated parmesan cheese, for serving ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat 2-3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausages and cook, turning them occasionally, until browned all over - about 10 minutes. Remove the sausages to a plate.
- Add the ground turkey to the pot and add salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until browned. Remove to a separate plate.
- Add another 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot and add the onion and garlic. Cook until they soften and just begin to brown - about another 10 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and their juice along with about a 1/2 cup of water (used to swish out the cans).
- Add the ground turkey, stir the sauce well and then nestle in the turkey sausages. Bring the sauce to a boil, season to taste with salt and pepper(doesn't really need much-if at all-salt at this point). Turn the heat to low.
- Cover almost completely iwth a lid (letting the steam escape from one side) and gently simmer for about 4 hours - adding splashes of water every hour or so if the sauce is drying out at all.
- Uncover the sauce and stir in the tomato paste. Barely cover the pot this time and simmer for another hour.
- When it's almost time to serve, bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt generously. Add the rigatoni and cook according to the pacakage directions.
- Serve the sauce over the cooked rigatoni with a good grating of Parmesan cheese on top.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
597
kcal
30% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).