Ground Turkey Pasta Sauce

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Course : Pasta Sauce
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 - 6
 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil
1 pound ground turkey
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 piece bay leaf
1 medium finely chopped onion
1 medium bell pepper -- chopped
1 cup chopped mushrooms
16 ounces stewed tomatoes
8 ounces tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon dry thyme
2 teaspoons fresh basil or half the amount dried
1/2 teaspoon oregano
 

Preparation:

Put half the oil on frying pan, add turkey; brown slowly. While meat is frying, put stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, basil, oregano, salt and sugar in crockpot. Stir well and cook on low heat. When turkey is brown (do not overcook, turkey will finish cooking in sauce) add to crock pot. Using the rest of the oil, fry onion, pepper, garlic and bay leaf until softened. Add to crock pot with 1 cup of water and the raw, chopped mushrooms. Cook on low 4 hours or more. Serve with your favorite pasta.