Italian Pasta Bake

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Italian Pasta Bake a try. One serving contains 624 calories, 30g of protein, and 31g of fat. For $2.9 per serving, this recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up asiago cheese, panko bread crumbs, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. Several people really liked this main course. 1209 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Simply Scratch. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 96%. This score is great. Try Italian Pasta Bake, Italian Shrimp Bake with Pasta, and Cheesy Italian Pasta Bake for similar recipes.

Servings: 8

 

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups Freshly Grated Asiago Cheese

1 bag Fresh Baby Spinach

1 cup Basil Pesto

1 box Cavatappi Pasta

2 Cloves of Garlic, peeled and minced

1 pound Ground Turkey

Olive Oil

1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs

1 can Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce

Equipment:

oven

pot

baking pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Bring a large pot of water to boil and season generously with kosher salt. Add pasta and cook to just shy of al dente. Reserve a cup of pasta water. To the pasta add the pesto and Asiago cheese and mix.Meanwhile; over medium heat cook the ground turkey and garlic until the turkey is fully cooked, about 8 minutes. Add the entire can of tomatoes and stir. Place all the spinach on top of the simmering tomato and turkey mixture; reduce heat and cover to cook the spinach about 2-3 minutes. Next, add the pesto pasta to the tomato mixture and toss. If desired add a little of the pasta water to thin out the sauce.Immediately add the pasta to a lightly oiled baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. For more texture; sprinkle with a cup of panko bread crumbs and drizzle with a little olive oil, this step is totally optional. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until the top is golden. About 20-25 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Bring a large pot of water to boil and season generously with kosher salt.

2. Add pasta and cook to just shy of al dente. Reserve a cup of pasta water. To the pasta add the pesto and Asiago cheese and mix.Meanwhile; over medium heat cook the ground turkey and garlic until the turkey is fully cooked, about 8 minutes.

3. Add the entire can of tomatoes and stir.

4. Place all the spinach on top of the simmering tomato and turkey mixture; reduce heat and cover to cook the spinach about 2-3 minutes. Next, add the pesto pasta to the tomato mixture and toss. If desired add a little of the pasta water to thin out the sauce.Immediately add the pasta to a lightly oiled baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. For more texture; sprinkle with a cup of panko bread crumbs and drizzle with a little olive oil, this step is totally optional.

5. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until the top is golden. About 20-25 minutes.

6. Remove and let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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624k Calories
29g Protein
31g Total Fat
56g Carbs
33% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
624k
31%

Fat
31g
48%

  Saturated Fat
6g
41%

Carbohydrates
56g
19%

  Sugar
6g
8%

Cholesterol
42mg
14%

Sodium
1051mg
46%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
29g
60%

Vitamin K
183µg
174%

Vitamin A
4433IU
89%

Selenium
53µg
76%

Manganese
1mg
51%

Vitamin B3
8mg
40%

Phosphorus
374mg
37%

Vitamin B6
0.75mg
37%

Calcium
272mg
27%

Vitamin E
4mg
27%

Folate
101µg
25%

Magnesium
96mg
24%

Potassium
801mg
23%

Iron
3mg
21%

Vitamin C
16mg
20%

Fiber
4g
19%

Copper
0.37mg
18%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.29mg
17%

Vitamin B1
0.21mg
14%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Vitamin B12
0.47µg
8%

Vitamin D
0.29µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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