Best Healthy Slow Cooker Italian Meat Sauce
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Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 10
 
Ingredients
  • 3 Cans of Tomato Puree (28 oz cans)
  • 1 (5-6) oz Can of Tomato Paste + 1 Can of Water (Use Tomato Paste Can)
  • 1 Teaspoon Each of the following:
  • Garlic Powder, Dried Oregano, Dried Basil, Dried Parsley, Dried Thyme, Fresh Cracked Black Pepper & Salt
  • Up to 2.5 Tablespoons of Granulated Splenda (More or less depending on your taste)**
  • 2 Pounds of Ground Turkey Breast, Browned in Pan and Drained & Minced
  • 1 Large White Onion, Finely Chopped
  • 2 Large Green Peppers & 2 Garlic Cloves (Browned)
  • Vegetable Cooking Spray
  • Garnish with Chopped Tomatoes & Fresh Herbs, Optional
Instructions
  1. Spray your slow cooker with vegetable cooking spray.
  2. Combine the tomato purees, paste, dried seasonings, and Splenda into slow cooker and stir to combine.
  3. In a large saute pan that has been sprayed with vegetable cooking spray, brown ground turkey breast along with onion, green peppers and garlic.
  4. Drain well. Separate the turkey meat well in pan. I use this fantastic tool to chop up the meat perfectly while in the pan. Add ground turkey meat and vegetables into the slow cooker with the tomato mixture.
  5. Put lid on slow cooker and turn on low for 6 hours. Garnish with Chopped Tomatoes & Fresh Herbs, Optional
  6. Each serving is a heaping cup. On the WW Program, each serving will be 1 Point.
Recipe by Dee Dee Does at https://deedeedoes.com/healthy-slow-cooker-italian-meat-sauce/