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Ground Turkey Pasta Sauce (Instant Pot Recipe)

This Ground Turkey Sauce for Pasta is THE easiest way to get a delicious gluten-free meal on the table that the whole family will more than gladly eat! Made with a few simple ingredients, this ground turkey pasta meal will be your new favorite go-to dinner!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: ground turkey, instant pot, pasta
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Instant Pot Coming to Pressure: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: April

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure cooker (Instant Pot)

Ingredients

  • 0.5 kg ground turkey about 1 lb
  • 1 cup pasta sauce
  • cup strained tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup Fresh grated parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup light cream 5%

Instructions

  • Turn on the Instant Pot to Saute function.
  • Once Instant Pot reads "Hot", add the ground turkey. Cook the ground turkey thoroughly, breaking it up as you go with a wooden spoon.
  • Once fully cooked, add the pasta sauce, strained tomatoes, dried oregano, dried basil and salt to the ground turkey. Stir together.
  • Turn off the Instant Pot. Secure the lid.
  • Set to "Bean / Chili" or manual for 30 minutes on normal pressure.
  • Once finished, carefully release the pressure and remove lid.
  • Add parmesan cheese and light cream. Stir and heat through.
  • Serve hot on gluten-free pasta or set the Instant Pot to "Slow Cooker" and keep warm until ready to eat.

Notes

Yield: Makes about 4 cups of sauce
Nutrition information is approximate and for 1 cup of the pasta sauce:
Nutrition Facts
Ground Turkey Pasta Sauce (Instant Pot Recipe)
Amount per Serving
Calories
275
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
 
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
 
0.02
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
4
g
Cholesterol
 
106
mg
35
%
Sodium
 
562
mg
24
%
Potassium
 
672
mg
19
%
Carbohydrates
 
6
g
2
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
3
g
3
%
Protein
 
34
g
68
%
Vitamin A
 
757
IU
15
%
Vitamin C
 
6
mg
7
%
Calcium
 
137
mg
14
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
275
Nutrition Facts