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Healthy Meat Sauce Noodles Recipe

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Capri S. Apr. 20, 2025

Meat sauce with carrots and beets and celery and white rice noodles

Prep 15 minutesCook 30 minutesEasyServes 4
CE

Coach Erin

Good Capri! Youre making excellent progress on your high fiber and protein dinners this week. Your dinner with meat sauce carrots beets celery and white rice noodles sounds appetizing! Youve done a great job incorporating fiber-rich vegetables like carrots beets and celery. Theyll help you stay full and satisfied. Youve already had three and with just one more to go youre almost at your weekly target youve got this!

Instructions

  • 1.

    Cook the rice noodles according to package instructions. Drain and set aside (about 10 minutes).

  • 2.

    In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.

  • 3.

    Add the ground turkey or chicken to the skillet. Cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.

  • 4.

    Stir in the diced carrots, beets, and celery. Cook for another 5 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.

  • 5.

    Add the crushed tomatoes, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • 6.

    If using, stir in fresh spinach just before serving until wilted.

  • 7.

    Serve the meat sauce over the cooked rice noodles.

Ingredients

  • 1.

    8 oz rice noodles (preferably whole grain)

  • 2.

    1 lb lean ground turkey or chicken

  • 3.

    1 cup diced carrots

  • 4.

    1 cup diced beets

  • 5.

    1 cup diced celery

  • 6.

    1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes (no added sugar)

  • 7.

    1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 8.

    2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 9.

    1 teaspoon dried oregano

  • 10.

    1 teaspoon dried basil

  • 11.

    Salt and pepper to taste

  • 12.

    Fresh spinach (optional, for added fiber)

Nutrition

  • calories

    350

  • fat

    10

  • saturates

    3

  • carbohydrates

    45

  • fibers

    6

  • sugar

    5

  • addedSugar

    0

  • protein

    25

Healthy Meat Sauce Noodles Recipe

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2 comments
  • CS

    Capri S.Author

    "Meat sauce with carrots and beets and celery and white rice noodles"

  • CE

    Coach Erin

    "Good Capri! Youre making excellent progress on your high fiber and protein dinners this week. Your dinner with meat sauce carrots beets celery and white rice noodles sounds appetizing! Youve done a great job incorporating fiber-rich vegetables like carrots beets and celery. Theyll help you stay full and satisfied. Youve already had three and with just one more to go youre almost at your weekly target youve got this!"