This delicious one-skillet pasta meal-for-two is ready in just 35 minutes! Turkey–seasoned with a spicy Italian-seasoning blend–is served with tomato sauce and wilted spinach over multi-grain pasta.
Italian-Style Turkey & Penne Skillet
This delicious one-skillet pasta meal-for-two is ready in just 35 minutes! Turkey–seasoned with a spicy Italian-seasoning blend–is served with tomato sauce and wilted spinach over multi-grain pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning crushed
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 8 ounces uncooked lean ground turkey breast
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Nonstick cooking spray
- ½ cup chopped onion 1 medium
- 2 cups water
- 2 ounces multi-grain penne pasta about 2/3 cup
- 1 8 ounce can no-salt-added tomato sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach 5 ounces
- 3 tablespoons finely shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine Italian seasoning, paprika, black pepper and crushed red pepper. In a medium bowl, combine ground turkey, seasoning mixture and garlic; use a wooden spoon or your clean hands to mix well.
- Coat an extra-large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat the skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey mixture and onion; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until browned, using a wooden spoon to break up meat as it cooks. Remove from skillet; cover and keep warm.
- Add the water to the same skillet; bring to boiling over medium-high heat. Add pasta; cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Return pasta and the reserved cooking liquid to the skillet; stir in tomato sauce, salt and cooked turkey. Heat through. Remove from heat; stir in spinach. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
