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.

Minutes to Prepare: 5

Minutes to Cook: 35

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.