Spaghetti with Bolognese Sauce

By Gibby

Wonderful savory complex sauce, but very rich!

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp of canola oil
• 1 lb of ground turkey breast or leg meat
• 1/2 lb of hot italian sausage
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 2 tbsp of chopped garlic
• 1 28 oz can chopped roma tomatoes
• 1/2 small can of tomato paste
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 cup 1% milk
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp basil
• 1 tbsp oregano leaves
• 1/2 tsp crushed red chilli peppers
• 1 lb of spaghetti
• 1/2 cup of mascarpone or ultra low fat cream cheese
• 1 cup chopped fresh italian parsley or 1/2 cup dried
• salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 90mins
Cooking time 165mins
Adapted from CuisineAtHome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Add canola oil to heated pan. Remove italian sausage meat from casings. Brown turkey and italian sausage in oil over medium heat. break up meat chunks as they cook with potato masher or spatula. Once meat is browned add diced onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Cook about 5 minutes until softened. Add tomatos, milk, wine, tomato paste, vinegar and seasonings. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 1 hour. Stir occasionally. At 45 minute mark use hand blender to bring mixture to a desired texture level. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Just before serving, add mascarpone and parsley heat through and serve sauce over pasta.