Pasta "Sawwce" and Pizza

Italians call it gravy I call it pastaa sawwce. And when I make it I jam pack it with veggies. This was no exception. 

Veggies!

I heated a little coconut oil and added chopped onion, carrot, celery, green bell peppers, squash, zucchini, baby Bella's, and fresh roasted red peppers. Sweat them down until they are nice and tender and add crushed tomatoes, fire roasted diced and a few tablespoons of tomato paste. Simmer, add a cup of chicken stock, handful of Parmesan cheese, splash of balsamic vinegar and some fresh basil. 

I also cooked up some sausage and turkey balls, added them to the sauce and simmer all damn day. 

Turkey balls

I reserved some chopped veggies from the sauce, shredded and drained zucchini, two tablespoons of the sauce, Panko, one egg, tablespoon of pesto and a package of ground turkey. Mix lightly, you don't want to over mix the meat or it will become tough. Bake in a muffin pan for 10-15 minutes. I start the oven at 425 and when I pop them in, I turn them down to 350. 

When I popped the turkey balls in the oven, I started some Zucchini Pizza. I tell you I can turn anything, and everything into pizza. I had a huge zucchini, like one of the widest I have seen. This was perfect for making pizzas. Each round was about 1/4" thick, (or the height of your pinky). Toss them in olive oil, Italian seasoning and grated Parm. Roast them for about 20 minutes at 425, flipping once. You don't want them to be too soggy. When you take them out top with sauce and cheese, pop back in the oven for 5 minutes.

Comfort food at it's finest.

Enjoy!