Lazy Day Turkey Meat Sauce (for Spaghetti)

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 lb italian turkey sausage
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 1/8 cup celery leaves, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 12 ounces tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons basil
• 2 tablespoons oregano
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan over medium heat melt the butter and olive oil.
• 2 once hot, add the onion, celery leaves and garlic.
• 3 saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the ground turkey and turkey sausage. brown the meat, breaking it apart as it cooks.
• 5 to a crock pot add the tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste and the remaining ingredients. stir to combine. set crock pot to low setting.
• 6 once meat is cooked through add it to the crock pot. cook over low heat about 4 hours.
• 7 this can also be cooked over the stove for less time, just make sure to stir every 10 minutes or so to keep it from burning.