Easy to make Zucchini Noodles with a homemade Ground Turkey Meat & Mushroom Tomato Sauce. This meal is done in 30 minutes and leaves you feeling like you gave your family a nourishing meal!
So have you guys seen my new toy?
So fun, right? I posted it on instagram the other day and have fallen in love with it since.
This handy Spiralizer was my Mothers Day gift. I have been wanting to get one for a while, well… that and a waffle maker! 🙂 But I am totally stoked that this came first!
I cannot even begin to tell you how easy this thing is! All you do is cut the ends off the zucchini, put it on to the end stablizer side and start cranking away. Viola… noodles! Cason even had fun doing this. We did 3 huge zucchini’s in literally 5 minutes!
Have I told you that I love this thing? I do!
It is a great way to sneak extra veggies into your meals!
Usually Cason is not a fan of zucchini, I think its the skin. He just spits it out ever time. But cut into these mini noodles and topped with a Turkey Meat & Mushroom Tomato sauce, he was asking for seconds!
Ok, enough of my excitement on the Spiralizer front. Today is also exciting because it is Mystery Dish Day.
Our host for this months Mystery ingredients was, Cate from Chez Catey Lou. She definitely gave us a fun challenge this month with a basket like this: raspberries, peanut butter chips, edamame, lemon, yeast, whole wheat pastry flour, bacon, buttermilk, basil, and zucchini.
What would you make with this?
Well, I decided to whip out my Spiralizer for the first time and make some Zucchini Noodles. But that was only one ingredient, so I decided to make a Ground Turkey & Mushroom Tomato Sauce from scratch and added fresh basil from my garden! 🙂
Not only was this dish super easy to make and done in 30 minutes. But it is gluten free and part of the paleo diet! Plus you just feel better about what your eating because its not packed with carbs or grain which can make your stomach feel heavy afterward.
The only thing I would recommend is after sauting the zucchini to cook them, let them sit for 2-3 minutes and drain the water a little bit. Other than that, this dish is a perfect healthy meal for your family!
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Zucchini Noodles with Meat Mushroom Tomato Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Gluten Free, Paleo, Pasta, Poultry & Pork, Mystery Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
A light and refreshing veggie-packed meal made with ground turkey, zucchini, and fresh basil.
Ingredients
Zucchini Noodles:
- 3 large zucchini, spiralizer
- 2 tablespoon of olive oil
Meat Mushroom Tomato Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 cup of onions, chopped
- 2 garlic clove, minced
- 8 oz. button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 lb. of ground turkey
- 2 28oz. cans of whole plum tomatoes {with sauce}
- 2 tablespoon of tomato paste
- 1 cup of fresh basil, chopped
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Run 3 large zucchini’s through a spiralizer to create noodles. {if you do not have a spiralizer you can use a grater} Set aside.
- Heat a large saucepan to medium high heat.
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to pan then the chopped onions. Saute until translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Next add minced garlic cloves, saute for 30 seconds and add sliced mushrooms.
- Cook until mushrooms are browned, about 4-5 minutes.
- Next add ground turkey and saute until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add whole plum tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of taste paste, break up the tomatoes with a spoon in the pot. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
- Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, heat a large skillet to medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of olive to oil.
- Immediately add the zucchini noodles and flash saute them for 2-3 minutes, stirring the whole time.
- Remove from pan and let sit, drain any excess water from the noodles.
- Finish off the meat mushroom sauce with freshly chopped basil.
- Serve zucchini noodles with meat mushroom tomato sauce.
Keywords: easy weeknight dinners, zucchini noodles, easy healthy dinner ideas
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For the rest of the Mystery Dish Dishes Check out below:
1. Raspberry Lemon Sweet Roll Cake with Buttermilk Glaze – Baking a Moment
2. Twice Baked Zucchini Boat – Chelsea’s Messy Apron
3. Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Raspberry Mint Compote – Blahnik Baker
4. Lemon-Raspberry Bundt Cake – I Dig Pinterest
5. Peanut Butter Chip Cookies – The Dessert Chronicles
6. Mini Coconut Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting – I Want Crazy
7. Zucchini Noodles with Meat Mushroom Tomato Sauce – Joyfully Healthy Eats
8. Baked Wonton Cups Filled with Edamame Corn Salad – The Well Floured Kitchen
9. Easy 30 Minute Orange Rolls – Yummy Healthy Easy
10. BBQ Chicken Salad with Jalapeno Basil Ranch Dressing – The Pajama Chef
11. Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cupcakes – Culinary Couture
12. Zucchini Muffins with Lemon Glaze – The Weary Chef
13. Lemon Bundt Cake – Chez CateyLou
18 comments on “Zucchini Noodles with Meat Mushroom Tomato Sauce #MysteryDish”
I just love what a pretty plate this makes! So colorful!
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Thanks Annie!!! Its just as tasty as it looks. š
I was just talking to my friend about how to make zucchini noodles and what recipe to do. I am printing this one for her now! Will let you know how it turns out!
Awesome!!! It was fate. š Can’t wait to hear how it turns out Nicole!
This dish looks delicious! I’ve been eyeing that spiral machine too and seeing this zucchini makes me want to run out and get it!
Do it Tina!! You won’t regret it! It is so fun and makes your life so much easier when making zucchini noodles!
Lucky duck! I want a spiralizer so bad! This looks like one amazing meal!
haha…thanks Meriem. I have been wanting one for a while. Just keep hinting to your husband and hopefully you’ll get one soon! š
Oh I love this new toy!! I have go look if up. What a great way to add veggies to a diet. I love the ingredients you used. The zucchini noodles look amazing.
I know right! You will love it.. and so will your friend Trista! š
What a beautiful dish! And great photos too!! I love my spiralizer… isn’t it a super fun kitchen tool?!?!
OMG I’m in love with the thing, so fun! š
Thanks on the food props, means alot coming from you!
Those zucchini noodles look awesome! I love the looks of this dish — so colorful and so healthy. š
Thanks so much Marcie, glad you enjoyed it! š
Man, you sure rocked this mystery dish! Love the ingredients… the color and believe it or not, all the veggie action! I’m definitely going to have to get a Spiralizer. It looks really fun!
Thanks Gloria! š You are so sweet! Glad you enjoyed it, and you soooo need to get a spiralizer. First off its just down right fun and secondly you end up meeting so many more vegetables with it!
Yay! We both used zucchini and basil š Absolutely gorgeous photos Krista! Love that this is over a bed of zucchini noodles. I definitely need to (and have wanted to) try zucchini noodles! Pinned š
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Great minds think alike! š So glad you were able to join in with us this month Chelsea!
You so need to try the zucchini noodles, you would seriously love them and so would little man. š Thanks for the pin chica!