Summer Squash Spaghetti in a TurkeyBolognese Sauce- My Own Cheap Crock-Pot Creation

Here we go again with another cheap, easy, healthy, and delicious Crock-Pot meal!

Who said you couldn't eat healthy and save money?

 Healthy Food can be Cheap Food, too!

Summer Squash Spaghetti in a Turkey Bolognese Sauce!

In case you have not read about my other meal, I am using the left over sauce from that meal to create this one...aka more savings !!!

Click on link below to view that recipe 
Sausage and Rice Stuffed Peppers

Appliances and Items you will need to make today's meal:

-Crock-Pot
-Spiral Veggie Cutter (Veggeti costed me under $15 and it is so worth the price)
-Large Spoon or Spatula
-Pasta Serving Spoon
-Chopping Knife
-Can Opener
-Large Bowl or just use Crock-Pot

Ingredients you will need for this meal

• Left Over Broth/Sauce from Stuffed Peppers meal
• Use as much or as little as you prefer. 

• 1 Large White Baguette, cut into 6 pieces and served on side.
• It was the cheapest fresh bread at my store choose what you like or skip bread all together. It does add a nice touch though.

• 2  small cans of Tomato Paste, add to the broth of stuffed pepper meal.
•  Or less, its your preference it only alters  the thickness of sauce. Also, I chose Hunts with basil and garlic added already to get more flavor. There are low sodium varieties if you are concerned about salt intake.

• 1 lb of Ground Turkey,add to broth of stuffed pepper meal
• I found a sale on ground turkey this recipe will work with any ground meat.

• Approx 1.3 lbs Summer Squash, sliced with veggeti or other spiral vegetable cutter, medium thickness (think linguine).
• I bought 1.7 lbs of yellow squash since my husband eats a lot, other colors will work as well this color had a sale.

• Handful of Fresh Basil, chopped finely and added to sauce.
• I bought a living basil plant last shopping trip since I LOVE Basil

• 6 Cloves of Garlic, sliced or chopped finely and added to the sauce mixture
• I had left over garlic from the first meal I made, If you are not a garlic fan just skip this ingredient

• Optional: Parmesan Cheese, sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese when serving.
• Optional: Mozzarella Cheese, Add to mixture in Crock-Pot

How to assemble this wonderful meal!

1. Add Tomato Paste to left over broth sauce mixture and stir/whisk until smooth. 
1. Use more or less to get consistency you prefer.
2. Chop or Slice Cloves of Garlic and add to your sauce
3. Chop Basil finely and add to your sauce
4. Add your new sauce to your Crock-Pot
5. Add Ground Turkey to bottom of Crock-Pot and gently break apart with a spatula or spoon
6. Slice Summer Squash with spiral slicer, medium thickness
7. Add Sliced Summer Squash to your Crock-Pot
8. Set Crock-Pot to Low Temperature and Cover with lid
9. Leave alone for 6 hours 
10. Serve and Enjoy!!!!

Now what you have all been waiting for...The Cost and Breakdown!

• Left Over Broth/Sauce 
• Initial Cost: $0
• Cost per serving: $0

• 1 Large White Baguette
• Initial Cost: $0.99
• Cost per serving: $0.16

• 2  Small Cans of Tomato Paste (I had half can left over from another meal)
• Initial Cost: $1.34
• Cost Per Serving: $0.22

• 1 lb of Ground Turkey
• Initial Cost: $2.99
• Cost Per Serving: $0.50

• Approx 1.3 lbs Summer Squash (I purchased 1.7lbs)
• Initial Cost: $2.50
• Cost Per Serving: $0.41

• Handful of Fresh Basil (I purchased live plant so I will eventually get more out of it)
• Initial Cost: $1.99
• Cost Per Serving: <$0.01

• 6 Cloves of Garlic (I Had left over from previous meal)
• Initial Cost: $0.50
• Cost Per Serving: $0.03

• Optional: Parmesan Cheese (again I had leftovers)
• Initial Cost: $2.99
• Cost Per Serving: $0.06

Total Initial Cost: With Parm Cheese $13.30; Without Parm Cheese $10.31

My Initial Cost (since I had ingredients laying around) $9.48

Total Cost Per Serving: With Parm Cheese $1.39; Without Parm Cheese $1.33

My Cost Per Serving (taking leftovers into account) $1.24

WHAT AN AWESOME DINNER DEAL!!!

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How this meal could be cheaper:

Use Coupons!

and Find Better Deals!

How do you think it come out?

Curious about Nutrition Facts per serving?

 I got that done for you too!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Serving

Per Serving% Daily Value*

Calories 409

Calories from Fat 65

Total Fat 7.3g 11%

Saturated Fat 1.9g 9%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7g

Monounsaturated Fat 2.6g

Cholesterol 57mg  19%

Sodium 807mg  34%

Potassium 1468mg  42%

Carbohydrates 58.6g  20%

Dietary Fiber 10.8g  43%

Sugars 19.6g

Protein 28.6g

Vitamin A 41% · Vitamin C 57%

Calcium 5% · Iron 50%

Well there you have it another 
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