Sneaky Spaghetti Sauce from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Sneaky Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 lb ground lean turkey
1 medium onion - (6 oz), chopped
1 medium carrot - (4 oz), grated
1 medium celery rib - (3 oz), chopped
1 medium zucchini, 6 oz), grated
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tbsp crushed dried oregano
1 tsp crushed died basil
1 tsp crushed dried thyme
1 tsp salt, (optional)
1/4 tsp dried hot red pepper flakes
1 can no-salt-added Italian-style
tomatoes in puree - (28 oz)
1 can no-salt-added diced tomatoes - (14 1/2 oz), with juice
1/2 cup water

Recipe Instructions:

In a large saucepan, crumble the turkey and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until turkey is white throughout. Drain off all fat.

Add the onion, carrot, celery, zucchini, and garlic. Continue to cook, stirring, until vegetables are limp, about 5 minutes.

Stir in remaining ingredients, using the back of a spoon to break up whole tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and cook, partially covered, over medium-low heat for 30 minutes, stirring often.

Serve over cooked pasta.

This recipe yields about 6 cups or 6 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Very Lean Meat, 3 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: 151 calories (7% calories from fat), 21 g protein, 1 g total fat (0.3 g saturated fat), 15 g carbohydrate, 4 g dietary fiber, 51 mg cholesterol, 75 mg sodium.

Comments: This sauce can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

Source:
"Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-09-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Diabetic-Lifestyle, 2001"

Servings: 6

“Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.”

~ Pearl Buck (1892-1973) American Nobel Prize winning author.

 

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