There are many ways to use turkey daily cooking besides it being christmas or thanks giving delicacies. Turkey meat is very lean and tender which goes great with many dishes. It is a great meat to replace chicken as the meat taste very much the same.
This pasta sauce is simple and has a really great flavour and I guarantee that everyone in your family will love it.
Note: when making the pasta sauce I prefer using fresh tomatoes rather than tomatoes from a can because I find that it tastes better and it is a lot healthier than using canned tomatoes.
You can also add different types of vegetables such as zucchini or red capsicum to the dish as well. The eggplant tastes perfect in this recipe so I reckon you keep it in the recipe.
TURKEY AND EGGPLANT PASTA
Prep-Time: 15 mins Serve: 4
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
1 small eggplant, sliced then soaked in water for 10 minutes and drained
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
500gm turkey mince
5 large tomatoes, thinly sliced/ small diced
2 tbsp chopped dill
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 cup water
1 tsp chilli powder
2 carrots, small diced
Method
Heat the oil in a pan over medium high heat, add the eggplant to the pan in batches and then grill until brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and set a side. Add more oil into the same pan and then cook the onion until it turns transparent and is cooked through, add in the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Now add in the turkey mince, turn the heat to high and cook the mince until it turns completely white. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, salt, pepper, and chilli powder. Stir until well mixed and leave to cook with a lid on for 5-7 minutes or until the tomatoes start to break down.
Add in the carrots and stir for 3 minutes and then return the eggplant into the sauce. Pour in the water, tomato paste and the chopped dill, and leave to cook with the lid on for a further 5-10 minutes or until the tomatoes breakdown completely and the sauce starts to thicken. Remove from the heat and served with cooked pasta.
