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:
covered percent of daily need
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