I want to share another pasta plate that has instantly become one of my go-to meals this year. As you can see I am a big pasta lover especially when it’s a cheesy fresh pasta. This meal is cooked in one skillet and ready in under an hour! And best of all its still healthy and let me tell you that you’ll be hooked with this ground turkey as I have. This Jennie-O lean ground turkey is a must, it is all natural with only 8 grams of fat per serving and no gluten. This is for the nights when you don’t want to eat out and expect to have leftovers for the following day… I call it the Friday night dinner.
Baked Ground Turkey Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 box Penne Pasta
- 1 pound Ground Turkey
- 1 RAGU traditional sauce (45oz or less)
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- 3 cups of water
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1⁄4 cup shredded Colby jack cheese- Great Midwest Cheeses
- chopped fresh parsley
- salt & pepper
Instructions
Instructions:
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Heat olive oil in a large stove top nonstick skillet.
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Add lean ground turkey meat; stir to crumble for approx 14-16 minutes.
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Season with salt and pepper and stirring occasionally, until meat is browned on all sides.
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Add half a cup of water and stir for one minute.
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Stir in the tomato sauce, add as much to taste and reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Boil water and add the penne pasta
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Stir to combine and cover with a lid; add salt to taste.
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Preheat oven to 450F.
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Once pasta is done continue to cook on low and stir the pasta with turkey meat mixing in the sauce, stirring frequently to avoid burning, until pasta is tender cooked.
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Remove from heat and taste for extra seasoning and adjust accordingly.
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Get your nonstick baking sheet ready and spray canola oil to the sides evenly.
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Move the mixed pasta (with the ground turkey) to the baking sheet.
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Sprinkle Great Midwest Cheese (of your choice) & mozzarella cheese over on top and transfer to oven.
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Bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.
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Remove from oven and let stand about 5 minutes.
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Garnish with parsley on top. Serve and enjoy!
Enjoy and please share your favorite kind of pastas down below!
Looks delish!