Zucchini Noodles with Meat and Mushroom Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• Zucchini

  Summer squash, includes skin, raw

  3 large or 969g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tbsp or 41g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 cup, chopped or 160g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Mushrooms

  White, raw

  1 cup, pieces or slices or 70g

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Roma tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw. Also called Italian or plum tomato

  5 tomato or 310g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  2 tbsp or 32g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Basil

  Fresh

  1 cup leaves, whole or 24g

Directions

1. Run zucchinis through a spiralizer to create noodles. If you do not have a spiralizer, you can carefully use a peeler. Set aside.
2. Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, then the chopped onions. Sauté until translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add sliced mushrooms and cook until browned, about 4-5 minutes.
4. Add ground turkey and sauté until cooked through, about 6-10 minutes.
5. Add whole plum tomatoes and tomato paste, breaking up the tomatoes with a spoon. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini noodles and flash sauté for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from pan and drain any excess water.
8. Finish the meat mushroom sauce with freshly chopped basil.
9. Serve zucchini noodles with meat mushroom tomato sauce.

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