Super Chunky Turkey Meat Sauce on Rigatoni

Lots of chunky turkey in a simple homemade tomato sauce.

Ingredients

1 package rigatoni pasta
1 package ground turkey
1 regular size can tomato paste
Onion
Garlic
Italian seasoning
crushed red pepper
fresh basil
x-virgin olive oil
brown sugar
salt
pepper

Do it up

Boil water for the pasta & preheat large pan on medium high. Start cooking the pasta when water is boiling. Oil up the pan. Break the turkey into chunks with your fingers and throw on the hot pan. Season with the Italian seasoning, red pepper, salt & pepper. Turn heat to high. Shuffle around the turkey periodically with a spatula.
When pasta is done, strain it. Heat should be at medium to med low. Oil the bottom of pasta pot and add oil & chopped onions. Cook a few minutes till sorta clear and add garlic. Cook for a minute and add tomato paste. Add a dollop of olive oil to sauce. Season to taste with Italian seasoning, red pepper, fresh basil, salt & pepper. Add about ½ to a tablespoon of brown sugar. That’s the key right there. Mix it all up and let it cook. When the turkey is almost done, pour all the pasta sauce right on it in the pan if it’s big enough or add the turkey to the sauce. Make sure to keep the turkey juice, that makes the sauce. Stir periodically and let it cook for a few minutes. Serve it up.

Yields: 3-4 plates
Time to make: 25 min

Grilled Salmon Salad + Homemade Italian Dressing

Tasty grilled salmon, healthy green stuff, and vine tomatoes topped with homemade Italian dressing.  You can swap out the salmon for grilled chicken or steak.

Ingredients

½+ lbs salmon
greens (romaine, spinach, whatever)
vine tomato
red onion
add any other veggies you like
seafood grill shakers seasoning
lemon juice
grated parmesan cheese
sea salt (prevents wilting the lettuce)
fresh ground pepper
extra virgin olive oil
balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar

Directions

Salmon: shake on the seasoning and grill it on a foreman grill or skillet. splash on some lemon juice. Cook a bit on each side but not too much. just make sure it’s done.

Salad: chop up all the greens & mix.
Dressing: Pour a healthy amount of extra virgin olive oil in a small dish & add a few splashes of balsamic. Add some parmesan cheese, salt & pepper. Add a dollop of lemon juice. Stir it up and pour over the salad.

Put it together: Add some more sea salt & fresh ground pepper to the mixed greens. slice up the salmon into inch-and-a-half wide strips and put right on top. yeah man, it’s real good.

Yields: 1 big meal
Time to make: 15 min