Healthier, Tastier Crock Pot Bolognese - Can be made vegan

I love recipes that I can cook in the crock pot.  Not only do they whip up quickly, the aroma in the house is tantalizing!  This is a great Sunday fall dinner.  For this you will need:

1 large onion

2 large carrots

3 ribs celery

 8 ounces mushrooms (optional)

4 cloves garlic

salt and pepper

1 package of ground turkey (or vegan crumbles)

1 can of Hunts prepared Spaghetti Sauce

1 cup hearty red wine

 1 tablespoon sugar (Agave or Trivia)

 2 tablespoon fresh basil, oregano minced

1 bunch thyme, tied in a bundle

1 pound favorite pasta

1.)  Prepare the onions, carrots, celery mushrooms and garlic by chopping them in your food processor.  Once they are chopped, put them in the bowl of your crock pot.

2.)  Break in the ground turkey, trying to get the chunks as small as possible.

3.)  Add in the rest of the ingredients (minus the pasta). 

4.)  Cook for 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low.

5.)  Follow the directions on your package of pasta to cook the pasta.

6.)  Remove the thyme stems.  Serve the bolognese over the cook pasta.