2medium carrotsminced (I recommend using a food processor or food chopper)
8ozwhite mushroomsminced (I recommend using a food processor or food chopper)
2medium yellow onionsminced (I recommend using a food processor or food chopper)
3garlic clovesminced
2tablespoonsred wine vinegar
2tablespoonsWorcestershire sauce
3cupswater
2(15 oz) cans tomato sauce
1(14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
¼cuptomato paste
1tablespoonbrown sugar
¼teaspooncayenne pepper
12ozuncooked pasta shellsuse whole wheat pasta if following the WW Purple plan
Instructions
Lightly mist a large dutch oven or soup pot with cooking spray and bring over medium heat. Place the ground turkey in the pot and cook, breaking up with a spoon or spatula. Add the Montreal Steak seasoning and stir in. Cook until the turkey is cooked through and in small pieces.
Add the carrots, mushrooms, onions, garlic, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce and stir together. Continue to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally or until vegetables are softened. Add the water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar and cayenne pepper and stir together. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Cover the pot and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Add the pasta and stir until well combined. Re-cover the pot and simmer for 20-25 minutes until the pasta is cooked through. Remove from heat, stir and allow to sit for 15 minutes uncovered before serving.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!WW Points per (scant 2 cups) serving: 5 (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Nutrition Information per (scant 2 cups) serving:359 calories, 52 g carbs, 13 g sugars, 3 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 34 g protein, 6 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (scant 2 cups) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 7 SmartPoints/ Blue: 5 SmartPoints/ Purple: 1 SmartPoints (if using wheat pasta, if not then use the Blue points)Weight Watchers Points Plus: 9 per (scant 2 cups) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Inspired by my Beefy American Goulash, the sloppy joe flavoring is adapted from Skinnytaste