Ground Turkey Tomato Sauce

Recipe modified from Allrecipes.com "Amazing Ground Turkey Tomato Sauce."


Ingredients:
-Olive oil
-1 white onion, chopped (only had red onion)
-1 tomato, chopped (forgot)
-6 basil leaves, chopped
-4 cloves garlic, minced (used the whole pod)
-1 lb ground turkey
-1 tsp Italian seasoning (used a little more)
-1/4 tsp oregano (used 3 long sprigs of fresh oregano)
-1 tsp parsley (wasn't part of this recipe, but saw in another and wanted to add but forgot)
-red pepper flakes (used 2 packets)
-2 (15 oz) cans of tomato sauce (only had 2 cans of diced tomatoes)
-1 Tbsp brown sugar (used maybe 1/2 tsp and then added a little more later for taste)
-1 cup of water or low sodium chicken broth
-1/2 can tomato paste (used the whole can)
-salt and pepper to taste
-VEGGIES: 2 zucchini + 2 green bell pepper = 6 servings total

Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in pan
2. Saute onion, tomato, basil, and garlic for about 5 min
3. Add ground turkey - add Italian seasoning, oregano, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper
4. Cook until meat browned
5. Stir in tomato sauce cans (or diced tomatoes) + brown sugar
6. Added 1 cup of water or broth
7. Simmer for 10 min
8. Stir in tomato paste to thicken
9. Add in veggies and simmer for another 10 min

Could use maybe an extra packet of red pepper flakes
Maybe add fennel to turkey?

All in all cheaper than a jar of sauce $2.76 vs. $4.32 haha

*Italian