Post by Loupy on Apr 10, 2016 19:01:28 GMT -7
Spinach and Sausage Spaghetti Sauce (Stovetop or Slow Cooker)
From: Kristen McCaffrey @ www.slenderkitchen.com/
My grandmother made the world's best spaghetti sauce and we were lucky enough to almost always have some waiting in the freezer packed to the brim with homemade meatballs, sausage, or whatever meat she was trying to use up that week. And every time I make my own spaghetti sauce, I wished I had learned her recipe, even though it was different every time she made it, because I have never had a sauce that tasted quite as good. Lately I have been thinking about her and dreaming about her famous spaghetti sauce. Although today's recipe isn't one she would have made, spinach doesn't belong in spaghetti sauce, it was definitely inspired by her.
In terms of this sauce, it is quickly becoming one of our favorites to have in the freezer for a quick dinner. Packed with fire roasted tomatoes, sausage, garlic, onion, carrots for sweetness, and herbs - this sauce has tons of flavor. If you can't find crushed fire roasted tomatoes, you could use diced tomatoes or San Marzano tomatoes. Just crush them up using your hand when you add them to the sauce. One mpore note, because I love my pasta or spaghetti squash with lots of sauce, the serving is pretty large. You could easily just use half a cup and then it is just 3 points and 118 calories per serving.
PREP TIME: 5 MIN
COOK TIME: 35 MIN
TOTAL TIME: 40 MINUTES
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
1.5 lbs. lean turkey sausage (links or ground, raw)
2 carrots, diced
1 onion, diced
8 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
56 oz. canned fire roasted crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
2 bay leaves
2.5 tsp. dried basil
2.5 tsp. dried oregano
1 lb. spinach
Directions
Add the sausage, carrot, onion, and garlic to a hot sauce pan.
Cook for 8-10 minutes until sausage is browned and onions are tender and beginning to brown.
Add the vinegar and scrape any bits off the bottom of the pan.
Add the tomatoes, parsley, bay leaves, basil, and oregano.
Season well with salt and pepper.
Simmer for 30 minutes on low.
Stir in spinach and cook for 4-5 minutes until fully wilted.
If cooking in a slow cooker, add the browned sausage and vegetables to the slow cooker along with the tomatoes, parsley, bay leaves, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper.
Cook on low for 4 hours.
Stir in spinach and let cook for 5-10 more minutes until wilted.
Nutritional Facts
Serving Size: 1 cup
6 Smart points
5 Points+
Calories 202
Total Fat 2g
Cholesterol 47mg
Sodium 421mg
Total Carbohydrate 22g
Dietary Fiber 5g
Sugars 11g
Protein 22g
Notes
If you substitute 99% lean ground turkey for the ground turkey sausage, it is only 3 SmartPoints per serving and 202 calories. However you may want to use more spices.
From: Kristen McCaffrey @ www.slenderkitchen.com/
My grandmother made the world's best spaghetti sauce and we were lucky enough to almost always have some waiting in the freezer packed to the brim with homemade meatballs, sausage, or whatever meat she was trying to use up that week. And every time I make my own spaghetti sauce, I wished I had learned her recipe, even though it was different every time she made it, because I have never had a sauce that tasted quite as good. Lately I have been thinking about her and dreaming about her famous spaghetti sauce. Although today's recipe isn't one she would have made, spinach doesn't belong in spaghetti sauce, it was definitely inspired by her.
In terms of this sauce, it is quickly becoming one of our favorites to have in the freezer for a quick dinner. Packed with fire roasted tomatoes, sausage, garlic, onion, carrots for sweetness, and herbs - this sauce has tons of flavor. If you can't find crushed fire roasted tomatoes, you could use diced tomatoes or San Marzano tomatoes. Just crush them up using your hand when you add them to the sauce. One mpore note, because I love my pasta or spaghetti squash with lots of sauce, the serving is pretty large. You could easily just use half a cup and then it is just 3 points and 118 calories per serving.
PREP TIME: 5 MIN
COOK TIME: 35 MIN
TOTAL TIME: 40 MINUTES
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
1.5 lbs. lean turkey sausage (links or ground, raw)
2 carrots, diced
1 onion, diced
8 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
56 oz. canned fire roasted crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
2 bay leaves
2.5 tsp. dried basil
2.5 tsp. dried oregano
1 lb. spinach
Directions
Add the sausage, carrot, onion, and garlic to a hot sauce pan.
Cook for 8-10 minutes until sausage is browned and onions are tender and beginning to brown.
Add the vinegar and scrape any bits off the bottom of the pan.
Add the tomatoes, parsley, bay leaves, basil, and oregano.
Season well with salt and pepper.
Simmer for 30 minutes on low.
Stir in spinach and cook for 4-5 minutes until fully wilted.
If cooking in a slow cooker, add the browned sausage and vegetables to the slow cooker along with the tomatoes, parsley, bay leaves, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper.
Cook on low for 4 hours.
Stir in spinach and let cook for 5-10 more minutes until wilted.
Nutritional Facts
Serving Size: 1 cup
6 Smart points
5 Points+
Calories 202
Total Fat 2g
Cholesterol 47mg
Sodium 421mg
Total Carbohydrate 22g
Dietary Fiber 5g
Sugars 11g
Protein 22g
Notes
If you substitute 99% lean ground turkey for the ground turkey sausage, it is only 3 SmartPoints per serving and 202 calories. However you may want to use more spices.
