Turkey Bolognese

Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Weekend Cooking November 5, 2010

Photo: Leigh Loftus

Today, I am going to taunt you with one of the delicious recipes that you can make in a French oven. Bolognese sauce sounds fancy – and if you make it the traditional way with pork and veal – it can be slightly more complicated and require a lengthy ingredient list.It can also be high in fat depending on what kind of meat you use in the sauce. To make this more of a “healthy meal” and less of a “gorge yourself on pasta” kind of meal, serve over whole wheat linguine and a big, fresh green salad.

What could be bad about that?

Photo: Leigh Loftus

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Turkey Bolognese Sauce

Author: Maris Callahan

Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Weekend Cooking

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 90 mins

Total time: 1 hour 40 mins

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

½ cup medium onions, finely chopped
½ cup celery, finely chopped
½ cup carrots, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound ground turkey
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1 cup whole milk
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup low-sodium turkey or chicken stock (or canned broth)
1¼ teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

In a heavy-bottom saute pan, cook ground turkey over medium-high heat, stirring to break up lumps until it is no longer pink. Season with thyme leaves and cook for about 2-3 minutes longer.
Cook onions, celery, carrot, and garlic in oil in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
Stir tomato paste, milk, wine and broth to the vegetable mixture and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to medium-low heat, add turkey and let simmer until sauce is thickened, 1 to 1½ hours. Add salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat.

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Maris Callahan

Maris Callahan has been blogging about cooking, dining and entertaining since 2008. A public relations director by day, Maris is also a brand spokesperson, freelance writer and media relations expert with more than 10 years experience working with consumer brands. She lives in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood with her boyfriend Brad, chihuahua Henry and a very well-stocked pantry.