Recipe credit
ONIE Project - Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education. Simple Healthy Recipes
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground turkey, 85% lean (or ground sausage or beef)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (approximately 1 teaspoon)
- 1 can tomato sauce (8 ounce)
- 1 cup water
- 8 ounces uncooked tube pasta (ziti, penne, or macaroni)
- 2 cups fresh or frozen vegetables (try zucchini, peas, broccoli, and carrots)
Directions
- Brown the ground meat, onion, and garlic in a skillet or heavy saucepan. Drain off any grease.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, and uncooked pasta.
- Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the fresh or frozen vegetables, stir and continue cooking until the pasta and vegetables are tender (about 10 more minutes).
Tips and variations
Frozen vegetables used for nutritional analysis and costing purposes.
Nutritional info
Calories
308
Total fat
28 mg
Cholesterol
28 mg
Sodium
277 mg
Total carbohydrates
47 g
Dietary fiber
7 g
Protein
16 g
Total sugar
7 g
