Clean Eating Skillet Spaghetti

by The Gracious Pantry on February 21, 2012

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Clean Eating Skillet Spaghetti

I love spaghetti.

Maybe it’s my not-so-Italian heritage (my dad was adopted by my Italian grandfather), but show me a plate of spaghetti and I go absolutely weak at the knees.

So when I came across a recipe that didn’t involve boiling pasta first, I was intrigued and gave it a shot.

Not only did Mini Chef have 3 servings, but Mama Chef was pretty happy too. Yummy!

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Clean Eating Skillet Spaghetti
(Makes 10 servings)

Ingredients
1.5 lb. lean ground turkey
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 tablespoons onion powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 tsp. dried basil
1 tbsp. garlic powder
3-4 cups water
2 (15 oz.) cans tomato sauce, no sugar added
1 (16 oz.) package whole grain spaghetti
Grated parmesan cheese

Directions

NOTE: You will need a very large pan for this. Mine was a 10 cup, cast iron pan and it was just barely large enough.

Step 1 – Brown the turkey in your pan, using the olive oil.

Step 2 – Once the meat has lost all of it’s pink color, add all the spices to the pan and stir well to combine.

Step 3 – Pour in the water (start with 3 cups, you can always add more as needed) and tomato sauce and stir gently while bringing the sauce to a gentle boil.

Step 4 – Add the pasta, stir and cover the pan with a lid.

Step 5 – Check on the pasta often so as to keep it from burning on the bottom of the pan. Cook until the pasta reaches your desired level of “doneness” (Is that a word?). About 20-30 minutes. Remember to stir!

Step 6 – Allow to cool a bit and top with parmesan when serving.

Eat and Enjoy!

Nutritional Content
1 serving = Approximately 1 cup

Calories: 291
Total Fat: 6 gm
Saturated Fats: 2 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 54 mg
Sodium: 489 mg (this can be lowered by using low or no sodium tomato sauce)
Carbohydrates: 42 gm
Dietary fiber: 1 gm
Sugars: 2 gm
Protein: 20 gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 26

Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate.

Clean Eating Skillet Spaghetti

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  • graciouspantry

    Cassandre – I shop at Trader Joe’s, so I purchase their whole wheat pasta. Safeway also has some really yummy whole wheat pastas.

  • graciouspantry

    Guest – There’s no negative. It’s just a big more time consuming.

  • graciouspantry

    Bek – I adjusted as needed. I started off high, and then lowered the temp as the liquid was soaked up by the spaghetti.

  • graciouspantry

    MGG – Hope you enjoy it!

  • graciouspantry

    Nicole – No, boiling pasta is just fine. I was just referring to shortening time and dishes in the kitchen. I typically boil my pasta.

  • graciouspantry

    Kerriejo – I hope you enjoy it!

  • graciouspantry

    SS – I hope you enjoy it! It’s very simple to make. Love this stuff!

  • graciouspantry

    Rhadonda – Thank you so much! You made my day. :)

  • graciouspantry

    FlyingB – Excellent point. Thank you.

  • graciouspantry

    BW – Ya, it really does need a very large pan. Halving it may be a good idea. Enjoy!

  • graciouspantry

    Hilliary – Thanks! Enjoy it!

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  • graciouspantry

    Veronica – I’m so happy to hear that! Welcome to clean eating!

  • graciouspantry

    Missi – Hahaha!! That’s wonderful!

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  • graciouspantry

    Malinda – If you don’t mention it, chances are they won’t notice. Especially if you cook the clean versions of more traditional foods. I wish you all the best!

  • Trudefaith

    this is a wonderful recipe, much better than anything out of a jar! and so easy! Thanks for the recipe Tiffany

  • graciouspantry

    Trude – You’re welcome! Glad you liked it!

  • graciouspantry

    Terri – Fantastic! It’s always nice to hear when somebody prefers a healthy recipe over a packaged food product. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • graciouspantry

    Kelli – Wonderful! Glad you liked it!

  • Abby

    I tried last night and it was hit around here. Even my son said it was great!!

    Thanks :)

  • graciouspantry

    Abby – Thanks! That’s fantastic!

  • Emily

    I love cabbage rolls, but not the time it takes to make them… so instead I make it into a casserole. This recipe is similar to what I do:

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cabbage-roll-casserole/

    (You could always tweak it to make it more “clean”)

  • graciouspantry

    Emily – Sounds good!

  • graciouspantry

    Sarah – It could work. You may have to play around with how much water you add, but you can do that as it cooks. Just add as necessary. Let me know how it turns out!

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  • Katertot

    I used the meat from turkey sausages and it—was—-awesome!!! The meat was defrost and I needed a recipe for it so I didn’t have to throw it away and came across this. An avid clean eater, I was elated to find this. Thank you Gracious Pantry! <3

  • graciouspantry

    Katertot – My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!

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