Italian pasta bake w/ ground turkey
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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
1 lb. ground turkey1 jar spaghetti sauce (I like to use one with mushrooms in it)1 T Italian seasoningsalt and pepper16 oz of whole wheat penne or rigatoni1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes, italian style1 c mozzerella cheese, shredded1 T olive oilgarlic, 1 clove minced
Directions
1. Start the pasta cooking according to package instructions. Spray a glass lasagna dish with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a skillet heat up the olive oil. Add in ground turkey, minced garlic, and italian seasoning. Brown and drain the ground turkey. Add in spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes and salt and pepper (to taste). Let simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Drain pasta when ready and pour into the lasagna dish. Add in sauce mix and stir til pasta is well coated in the sauce. Sprinkle the mozzerella cheese over the top of the mixture. Place dish in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving...enjoy!

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KELLILVN.
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 326.4
  • Total Fat: 9.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 40.0 mg
  • Sodium: 953.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 39.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.1 g
  • Protein: 20.3 g

Member Reviews
  • CHOPOLA
     My family loves this dish, I am making it for the second time tonight! The only thing I did different was I used pam in the pan to brown the turkey instead of the oil. - 2/17/10
  • GRACE542
     I have made this and instead of cooking the pasta I put it in my dish raw and added a spaghetti sauce jar of water with my other ingredients and covered it with foil and cooked for an hour. About 10 minutes before it is done I pull foil off and spread on cheese. It is delish. - 5/22/10
  • SBALLIET
     I added chopped zuchinni and bell peppers and extra spices as suggested very good - 5/11/10
  • BUDDYBEARR
     I love this recipe but found it , like others a bit bland.
    In the futur, i think i will minimize the pasta a bit , add chopped red and green peppers, a chopped onion, up the garlic to 2 or 3 cloves and change the sauce to be 1/2 cup of spaghetti and 1/2 cup of medium salsa to spike it up a bit. - 5/5/11
  • FOR_HEALTH_SAKE
     This is really good. I've made it both ways - precooking the pasta, and not precooking the pasta and baking for an hour with extra water. If you don't precook the pasta, just make sure all the pasta is covered by the sauce, or it will come out crunchy. - 8/10/12
  • MSROBIN
     This turned out so much better than I thought it would. I usually don't like whole wheat pasta, but this turned out really good. My husband & daughter liked it, and they tend to be judgemental about "healthy recipes". The melted cheese on top adds visual appeal. Will make again. - 2/9/10
  • CD2693807
     I would add Sliced or diced mushrooms, onion powder, dried basil, and pam spray instead of olive oil.... - 4/7/21
  • REDROBIN47
     I am going to try this. Sounds great. - 1/24/21
  • NANASUEH
     yummy - 12/29/20
  • KITTYHAWK1949
     this is so good and a couple of ideas in comments might make it even better - 11/5/20
  • ELRIDDICK
     Thanks for sharing - 8/21/20
  • FISHGUT3
     thanks - 5/7/20
  • PICKIE98
     Wow! I am going to try this one! - 5/1/20
  • SUSANBEAMON
     This was good enough. I'd rather make it with ground beef. - 2/2/20
  • NASFKAB
     Great - 1/21/20
  • JAMER123
     A delicious dish. WE have enjoyed it! - 3/31/19
  • REDEYEDDAMSEL
     - 4/16/15
  • CD13453059
     This was very good and easy to make. - 1/25/13
  • DESOUTHARD
     It was very yummy. the only thing I did different was I added about half cup of diced onions to the receipe. - 7/31/12
  • MELLOLEE
     Loved it! - 1/16/12
  • LW8843
     Just cooked the turkey with no oil. Added a touch of basil as it cooked. Added some Sherry to the sauce. Used Oregon health sauce. It was excellent! Thanks oh and used Italian seasoned ground turkey and it tasted more like sausage then turkey my DH was in love and he is so picky. - 1/9/12
  • BASEBALLMOM024
     Very bland. - 11/9/11
  • BAILEYS7OF9
     This was great! had it last night. added some fresh mushrooms and garlic infused olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic. Only used 1/2 the amount of pasta though as it seemed a bit much. - 8/24/11
  • KYBOURBONGAL413
     I used the Chunky Garden style sauce, added a small can of mushrooms, used the diced tomatoes with green chilies (because that's what I had). I added a little extra moz and parm cheese when I took it out of the oven to cool. I think I will use less pasta next time to give it more sauce. - 6/21/11
  • JUDYAANGEL
     Easy to make and the whole family ate it - 4/18/11



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