Italian pasta bake w/ ground turkey


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • 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

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Introduction

The recipe is from allrecipes.com, but I changed it to be more healthier. Used ground turkey and italian seasoning instead of italian sausage and whole wheat pasta instead of regular pasta and decreased the amt. of cheese used. The recipe is from allrecipes.com, but I changed it to be more healthier. Used ground turkey and italian seasoning instead of italian sausage and whole wheat pasta instead of regular pasta and decreased the amt. of cheese used.
Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

    1 lb. ground turkey
    1 jar spaghetti sauce (I like to use one with mushrooms in it)
    1 T Italian seasoning
    salt and pepper
    16 oz of whole wheat penne or rigatoni
    1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes, italian style
    1 c mozzerella cheese, shredded
    1 T olive oil
    garlic, 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.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    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


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    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Incredible!
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I added chopped zuchinni and bell peppers and extra spices as suggested very good - 5/11/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Incredible!
    I would add Sliced or diced mushrooms, onion powder, dried basil, and pam spray instead of olive oil.... - 4/7/21


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    I am going to try this. Sounds great. - 1/24/21


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    yummy - 12/29/20


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    this is so good and a couple of ideas in comments might make it even better - 11/5/20


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 8/21/20


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    thanks - 5/7/20


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    Wow! I am going to try this one! - 5/1/20


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    This was good enough. I'd rather make it with ground beef. - 2/2/20


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    Great - 1/21/20


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    A delicious dish. WE have enjoyed it! - 3/31/19


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    Very Good
    - 4/16/15


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    Very Good
    This was very good and easy to make. - 1/25/13


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    Incredible!
    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


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    Loved it! - 1/16/12


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    Very Good
    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


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    O.K.
    Very bland. - 11/9/11


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    Incredible!
    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


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    Very Good
    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


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    Very Good
    Easy to make and the whole family ate it - 4/18/11


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    Incredible!
    I made this for dinner tonight and it was a hit! Very easy to make. - 3/30/11


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    Very Good
    Pretty good! - 2/19/11


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    Very Good
    Very good and simple! I used Jennie-O turkey sausage. - 2/18/11


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    Very Good
    Very good. Will definitely make it again. - 2/5/11


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    Very Good
    Great dish! easy to make and taste good!! - 1/27/11


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    Incredible!
    I made this last week and everyone in the family had atleast 2 servings. My son told me "mom we need to have this every week." It was quick and easy to make. its a definite keeper in our house. - 10/19/10


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    Incredible!
    So easy to make, very filling and tasty - 8/16/10


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    Incredible!
    I too added more seasonings and black olives, and I added low fat cottage cheese instead of mozzarella with grated parmescan on top - delicious! - 6/9/10


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    Very Good
    I enjoyed this dish and will definitely make it again. The only thing I changed was to use half mozzarella and half reduced fat cheddar, because I didn't have enough mozzarella. - 6/8/10


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    Very Good
    Very Tasty - 6/6/10


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    Incredible!
    This was great!! - 6/1/10


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    4.5 - 3/22/10


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    Very Good
    I made this tonight and it was really good. - 3/7/10


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    Incredible!
    My family loved it! will make again for sure. - 2/6/10


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    Very Good
    Husband and kids loved it. Served it with a salad and some french bread....Yummm - 1/27/10


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    Very Good
    Super delicious. I added some black olives and a lot more spices. I'll probably add more veggies (zucchini, bell peppers) next time. I too used low sodium sauce. - 1/12/10


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    Incredible!
    It was very good. Alot of food left. The whole family loved it even my picky eater. - 1/5/10


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    Very Good
    This was very good! Great for the whole family! - 1/5/10


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    Very Good
    Very Good! - 12/17/09


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    Incredible!
    Delicious I think next time I will add some red onion to add some chunkiness to it but great dish thanks for sharing! - 12/11/09


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    Incredible!
    I Loved it...but almost 1000 grams of sodium had me a little scared so I used low salt sauce and diced tomatoes.....still fantastic, thanks!! - 12/4/09


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    Incredible!
    LOVE IT! I added an extra clove of garlic, becuase I LOVE garlic, this recipe is fantastic!!! - 11/28/09


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    Incredible!
    I love this and so does my kids. I didn't use olive oil ( I use water when browning the meat) and I used canned tomato sauce instead of diced tomatoes. It was delicious! - 11/10/09


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    Incredible!
    I cut up a zucchini and cooked it along with the ground turkey and also added a bit of Velveeta. Soooooo good! My 14 mth old twins LOVE it. I will definitely be making this often. - 10/29/09


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    Incredible!
    We loved this dish! - 9/14/09


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    I made this tonite and it was good but a little bland. Next time I make it will add a few spices to make it more flavorful. My family tends to like their food a bit spicy. - 9/11/09


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    Incredible!
    OMG...AWESOME!!!!! - 9/3/09