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Nutrition
Spaghetti with
turkey sauce
Makes 6 servings.
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1 pound ground turkey
1 can (28 ounces) tomatoes, cut up, juice reserved
1 cup finely chopped sweet green pepper
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Black pepper, to taste (optional)
1 pound spaghetti noodles
Directions
❯ ❯ Start heating 2 quarts unsalted water so it will be
boiling when you are ready to cook the noodles.
❯ ❯ Coat a large skillet with nonstick spray. Preheat
the skillet over high heat. Add turkey, and cook for
5 minutes, until brown. Drain fat.
❯ ❯ Stir in tomatoes (with juice), green pepper, onion,
garlic, oregano and black pepper (if using).
❯ ❯ Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low; cover; and sim-
mer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
❯ ❯ Remove cover, and simmer for 15 minutes more.
❯ ❯ While the sauce simmers, cook the spaghetti
according to package directions. Drain the noodles
well.
❯ ❯ Serve sauce over the cooked noodles.
Nutrition information
Serving size: 1 cup noodles, ¾ cup sauce. Amount
per serving: 330 calories, 5g total fat (1g saturated
fat), 280mg sodium.
Source: Adapted from National Institutes of Health
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