Turkey Bolognese Spaghetti
Rich, vegetable-packed turkey meat sauce over spaghetti.
dinnerdairy-freehigh-proteinkid-friendly
Serves 6 · Prep 15 min · Cook 35 min · Italian-American
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb ground turkey
- 1 lb dried pasta, spaghetti
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup carrot, finely chopped
- 2 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 4 clove garlic, minced
- 28 oz diced tomatoes, crushed by hand
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion, carrot and celery for 7 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic and tomato paste and stir for 1 minute.
- Add the turkey, breaking it up, and cook 6 minutes until no longer pink.
- Stir in the tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper. Simmer, partly covered, for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a large pot of salted water until al dente, then drain.
- Toss the pasta with the sauce and serve.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
| Calories | 520 |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Total carbohydrate | 68 g |
| Dietary fiber | 4 g |
| Total sugars | 5 g |
| Total fat | 14 g |
| Saturated fat | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 70 mg |
| Sodium | 860 mg |
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04 and SR Legacy 2018-04): ingredient grams from FDC foodPortions, energy = protein/fat/carbohydrate × the food's specific Atwater factors (general 4/9/4 when FDC lists none), rounded per FDA 21 CFR 101.9(c).
USDA FoodData Central sources
- 1.25 lb ground-turkey → 567 g of Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 172850); lb (exact)
- 1 lb dried-pasta → 454 g of Pasta, dry, enriched (SR Legacy, FDC 169736); lb (exact)
- 2 tbsp olive-oil → 27 g of Oil, olive, salad or cooking (SR Legacy, FDC 171413); FDC portion "1 tablespoon" = 13.5 g
- 1 cup yellow-onion → 160 g of Onions, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170000); FDC portion "1 cup, chopped" = 160 g
- 1 cup carrot → 128 g of Carrots, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170393); FDC portion "1 cup chopped" = 128 g
- 2 stalk celery → 80 g of Celery, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169988); FDC portion "1 stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" long)" = 40 g
- 4 clove garlic → 12 g of Garlic, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169230); FDC portion "1 clove" = 3 g
- 28 oz diced-tomatoes → 794 g of Tomatoes, canned, red, ripe, diced (Foundation, FDC 333281); oz (exact)
- 2 tbsp tomato-paste → 32 g of Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) (SR Legacy, FDC 170459); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 16 g
- 2 tsp dried-oregano → 4 g of Spices, oregano, dried (SR Legacy, FDC 171328); FDC portion "1 tsp, ground" = 1.8 g
- 1.5 tsp kosher-salt → 9 g of Salt, table, iodized (Foundation, FDC 746775); FDC portion "1 teaspoon" = 6.1 g
- 0.5 tsp black-pepper → 1 g of Spices, pepper, black (SR Legacy, FDC 170931); FDC portion "1 tsp, whole" = 2.9 g
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