Description
A light and refreshing veggie-packed meal made with ground turkey, zucchini, and fresh basil.
Ingredients
Scale
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
