Spaghetti with Ground Turkey accompanied by a Wargin Sangiovese & Freisa

Rick Podowski has done lots of research on the wines used in the five mysteries.  On one of his research expeditions, he was in Watsonville where Myka Cellars and Roudon Smith have a tasting room when he discovered a delightful new winery.

Wargin Wines is a family run winery that specializes in Cal-Italia varietals including: Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Freisa, Barbera, Pinot Gris as well as Chardonnay and collection of Petite Sirahs. They are best known for their signature Big And Beautiful, a California Red blend of Italian varietals. When Rick visited the tasting room, he fell in love with their Sangiovese and Freisa blend. He went home and made his favorite pasta consisting of thick spaghetti, ground turkey, and crushed red pepper flakes to give the dish a bite.

Spaghetti with Ground Turkey

Four Rick Podowski sized servings

Ingredients
1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 package of ground turkey

1 onion-chopped
1-2 garlic cloves-chopped

1-2 tablespoons of Italian seasoning

1 tablespoon of sugar

2 14.5 oz cans of diced tomatoes

Crushed red paper to taste

1 pound of Spaghetti

 Add the olive oil to the pan and then cook the garlic, the onion and ground turkey together. 

When the turkey has browned add the tomatoes, the Italian seasoning, the sugar and the red pepper.

Cook for about thirty minutes and serve over spaghetti.