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This ground turkey spaghetti is hearty, loaded with flavor, and super easy to make! It requires minimal ingredients and comes together in under 30 minutes!
Serve it with cheesy garlic bread and salad for a 5-star dinner meal.
What I love most about this recipe, is that apart from being delicious, it makes the best leftovers! It tastes even better the following day.
For more of my favorite spaghetti recipes, check out this taco spaghetti, creamy lemon spaghetti, and baked spaghetti.
Table of Contents
INGREDIENT NOTES
See the recipe card below for ingredient quantities and complete instructions.
- Ground Turkey – Any type of ground meat will work. Ground sausage, ground beef, or ground chicken will work for this recipe.
- Pasta – Feel free to use whatever pasta you have on hand, just make sure to cook it until it’s al dente for best results.
- Crushed Tomatoes – I used one 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes but store-bought marinara sauce works as well.
HOW TO MAKE IT
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey, break it up, and cook until browned. This should take about 4-5 minutes.
- Stir in the onions, garlic, red pepper, flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, water, and sugar. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
- While the meat sauce cooks, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until it’s al dente.
- Once the 20 minutes are up, season generously with salt and pepper and add the al dente spaghetti. Add a splash of pasta water, check for seasoning, serve with parmesan cheese, if desired, and enjoy.
TOP TIPS
- I highly recommend adding sugar to balance the acidity of the crushed tomatoes. Also, make sure to season generously with salt and pepper, otherwise, it will turn out bland.
- Feel free to add a splash of red wine to the meat sauce for extra flavor.
STORAGE
Have leftovers? Allow them to cool completely, then transfer to an air-tight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
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Ground Turkey Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 10 ounces spaghetti
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes, canned
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
- salt and pepper to taste
- parmesan cheese , optional
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey, break it up, and cook until browned. This should take about 4-5 minutes.
- Stir in the onions, garlic, red pepper, flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, water, and sugar. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
- While the meat sauce cooks, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until its al dente.
- Once the 20 minutes are up, season generously with salt and pepper and add the al dente spaghetti. Add a splash of pasta water, check for seasoning, serve with parmesan cheese, if desired, and enjoy.
Notes
- I highly recommend adding sugar to balance the acidity of the crushed tomatoes. Also, make sure to season generously with salt and pepper, otherwise, it will turn out bland.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
