Turkey Florentine Pasta Bake
This Turkey Florentine Pasta Bake combines lean ground turkey with spinach and marinara for a simple pasta dish the whole family will love!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb ground turkey
- 1/2 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4/ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 cup penne pasta uncooked
- 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Direction
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large non-stick skillet, brown the ground turkey and onions with salt and pepper over medium heat.
- Stir in the marinara sauce, tomato paste, water, oregano, sugar, cinnamon, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- While meat sauce is simmering, cook pasta according to package directions.
- When pasta is done, drain and transfer back into the pot, add in spinach and mix until evenly combined.
- Once meat sauce is done simmering, add to the pasta and spinach mixture, stirring well.
- Spread half of the pasta mix out into an 11 x 7-in casserole dish, then spread the ricotta cheese out evenly across it, then add the remaining pasta over the top of the ricotta.
- Sprinkles with mozzarella cheese and bake for 15 minutes.
- Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.