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Use What's in the Fridge 07.17.2000 | by Steve Loh
Linguini with Turkey-Spinach Marinara  

Let’s see, what’s in the fridge today:
Frozen ground turkey (99¢ for a 1 lb. chub, the cheap kind. Very handy)
1/2 an onion
a box of red wine (it was on sale)
an opened jar of spaghetti sauce
a bag of frozen spinach 

I also have an old jar of pickles, but that’ll have to wait for another day. It’s time for a linguini dish (I actually don’t have enough linguini so I’m combining it with fusilli -- not recommended due to differences in cooking time, but I’m hungry).


ingredients

3/4 lb ground turkey
(you can cook up the whole lb, use the rest for something else)
1/2 large onion (or 1 small/med),
chopped
2 cloves Garlic,
crushed-minced
2 Tbsp Olive oil
1 Tbsp Butter
1/3 Cup Red Wine
(optional)
1 tsp Oregano
(also Basil, if you want)
3/4 jar Spaghetti sauce
(any kind of jar stuff)
Spinach - 1 cup (packed) of frozen or 1 bunch fresh
(if in a frozen bag, no need to defrost)
Salt/pepper
Parmesan Cheese
(yes, I admit to using the tall green can)
Linguini

serves 3-4


1. Boil a large pot of water for the pasta. When it finally boils, add 2 tsp salt to it, then cook the pasta. BUT, while waiting for it to boil:
2. Large frypan or pot on high heat. Cook turkey (dash of salt/pepper) until done, remove and drain. Wipe pan. 
3. High heat again. Put the 2 Tbsp of olive oil and 1 tsp butter in pan. Saute the onion, garlic, a little salt, pepper, and the oregano. Add basil if you want. Saute 1-2 min.
4. Add the red wine. Cook for 46 sec. (give or take)
5. Add the spinach and about 1/2-3/4 jar of spaghetti sauce. Eyeball it, however much you got. Add the turkey back in. Cook until the spinach is cooked, about 3-5 min (depending if frozen). Whenever it looks dry or too thick, add a scoop of the cooking water (from pasta pot) with a ladle or serving spoon. Salt and pepper more to taste. Add the Parmesan cheese (4-5 shakes).
6. Eat.

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Steve Loh has written for various publications and lives in Los Angeles. He enjoys movies, talking, bubblewrap-popping, and improving the state of the union. If you pour sauce on it, he’ll eat it. He can be reached at steveloh@yahoo.com.

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