Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4  cup           olive oil
   1      pound         ground turkey
   2      cloves        crushed garlic
   1                    bay leaf
   1                    finely chopped onion
   1                    bell pepper -- chopped
   1      cup           chopped mushrooms
   1      can           (16 oz.) stewed tomatoes
   1      can           (8 oz.) 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.