Turkey Ragu

Serves	4
Prep time	15 minutes
Cook time	35 minutes
Total time	50 minutes
Meal type	Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish, Snack
Misc	Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot
Occasion	Barbecue, Birthday Party, Casual Party
Region	Italian
By author	Karen Burns-Booth

Turkey Ragu - A wonderfully low fat and low calories, but VERY tasty alternative to the classic beef ragu sauce, made with turkey breast mince and soffritto.

Ingredients

Calorie controlled cooking spray (I used Fry Light)
2 x 400g tins chopped plum tomatoes
1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
500g 2% fat turkey breast mincemeat
1 teaspoon dried oregano
4 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
1 stick of celery (trimmed and diced)
1 large carrot (peeled and diced)
1 onion (peeled and diced)
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Note

Turkey Ragu - A wonderfully low fat and low calories, but VERY tasty alternative to the classic beef ragu sauce, made with turkey breast mince and soffritto.

Directions

Step 1	Spray a large non-stick frying pan with the cooking spray and add the diced onion, carrot and celery mixture (soffritto) - cook over a gentle heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring all the time, until the vegetables are soft and golden brown.
Step 2	Add the minced garlic and continue to cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the dried oregano and the turkey mince and cook for 5 minutes, again, stirring all the time.
Step 3	Add the Balsamic vinegar and the tinned tomatoes to the turkey mince mixture, along with half a tin of water (using a tin from the tinned tomatoes), stir well and simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
Step 4	Use in spaghetti Bolognese, nachos, sloppy Joes, lasagne, chilli or cottage pie.