This turkey and vegetable ragu is an Italian sauce you can add to your pasta. It’s an excellent dish to serve when you want something different from the regular sauces you put over your pasta.

Savoury Turkey and Vegetable Ragu

Gretel Shaw

This turkey and vegetable ragu is a must-try of you love ragu like me. Here's the very simple recipe you can easily make at home.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings people

Calories 242 kcal

Ingredients

700 grams ground turkey (minced turkey)
45 ounces tomatoes - chopped
1 ½ cups tomato paste
2 medium white onion - peeled and diced
2 sticks celery - chopped
2 medium carrots - chopped
4 cloves garlic - finely chopped
2 medium zucchinis - quartered lengthwise, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 punnet field mushrooms - cleaned, trimmed and quartered
1 medium yellow bell peppers (yellow capsicum) - diced
2 sprigs rosemary
2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1 glass red wine
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper

Instructions

Heat olive oil on medium heat in a Dutch oven or heavy pot.
Add onion, celery root, carrot and garlic. Fry for 10 minutes.
Bash up fennel seeds with mortar and pestle or spice grinder and add to vegetables along with red pepper flakes. Fry for 1 more minute, then add ground turkey, rosemary sprigs, oregano and peppers (if using). Season with salt and pepper. Cook for approximately 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add tomatoes and wine, bring to boil before turning the heat down to low. Cover pot with the lid, keep slightly ajar and let ragu simmer for a couple of hours, stirring occasionally.
About 15 minutes before serving, add zucchini and mushrooms. Continue to simmer.
Serve with whole-grain pasta and freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano.

Nutrition

Calories: 242kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 26gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 464mgPotassium: 1438mgFiber: 6gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 4791IUVitamin C: 72mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 3mg

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