Reduced Fat Meat Sauce for a Crockpot

Reduced Fat Meat Sauce for a Crockpot

Course :	Turkey
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4 - 6

Ingredients:

1	pound	ground turkey
1	medium	onion -- chopped
1	medium	red or green pepper -- seeded and chopped
1	small	fennel bulb {tops removed} -- bulb sliced and diced
3	cloves	garlic -- pressed, up to 4
28	ounces	whole tomatoes
32	ounces	tomato puree
2	tablespoons	parsley or
1/4	cup	fresh parsley -- chopped
1	tablespoon	dried oregano
2	teaspoons	dried basil
1	teaspoon	salt and pepper -- to taste

Preparation:

Brown turkey in frying pan, pour off fat. Place in crockpot. Saute onion, pepper and fennel until soft, add garlic and saute for 1 more minute. Add to crockpot. Squeeze canned tomatoes into crockpot, add tomato puree. Add herbs and seasonings. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours, serve over pasta. NOTE: you may want to add more puree or sauce to the crockpot until a consistency you like is achieved. This is my own recipe, hope you like it!