Amazing Ground Turkey Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½white onion, chopped
  • 1tomato, chopped
  • 6basil leaves, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (20 ounce) package ground turkey
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon oregano
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • ½ (6 ounce) can tomato paste, or to taste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • Directions

  • Step 1

    Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, tomato, basil, and garlic in hot oil until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes.

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  • Step 2

    Break ground turkey into small pieces and add to pot; season with Italian seasoning and oregano. Cook and stir mixture until turkey is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.

  • Step 3

    Stir tomato sauce into the turkey mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the sauce has thickened slightly, 20 to 25 minutes.

  • Step 4

    Stir tomato paste into the turkey mixture until evenly colored; season with salt and pepper. Cook until the liquid is reheated, 1 to 2 minutes more.

  • Cook's Note:

    Add tomato paste to thicken the sauce. Less if you like it thinner, more if you like it thicker.

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