Gluten-Free Turkey Spaghetti with Red Sauce

This is a meal I made last week.  I had some gluten-free pasta and a jar of dollar store tomato sauce, but I jazzed it up.

1 lb Jennie-O lean ground turkey
1 pck gluten-free spaghetti
1 jar tomato sauce
1 can sliced carrots
garlic
onion
red pepper
zuchinni
broccoli
basil
oregano
(add vegetables and herbs to taste)


Cook turkey until opaque and somewhat browned.  (I have no idea how long that is.  About ten minutes?)


Slice and saute all fresh vegetables in olive oil on medium heat.  Cook until tender.  Puree cooked vegetables in food processor until smooth.  Puree canned carrots.  


Cook spaghetti as per package instructions, do not overcook.


Mix pureed fresh/canned veggies with 1/2 jar of tomato sauce in a saucepan.  Add about half of ground turkey, mix well.  Save leftover turkey for meatloaf, dirty rice, etc.  Mix in drained pasta.  Top with fresh basil.


This was so simple, but I got some extra fiber and nutrients in there with the carrots, zucchini, broccoli, and red peppers.  My husband thought the sauce tasted "spicier".  It seemed fresher to me.  I put some goat cheese on top of mine, too.  Excellent.