turkey bake with whole wheat pasta

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (16 ounce) container low-fat ricotta cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (1 pound) package whole-wheat penne pasta
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 (13.5 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat an oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• stir the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl; set aside on counter to allow to come to room temperature.
• bring a pot of water to a boil; cook the penne in the boiling water until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. drain and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• while the pasta cooks, place a skillet over medium heat. crumble the turkey into the skillet; cook and stir until the turkey is completely browned. drain and add to the pasta.
• spread 2 tablespoons of the spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking dish; stir the rest of the spaghetti sauce into the pasta and turkey mixture. spoon about half of the pasta mixture into the baking dish; top with the cheese mixture and spread into an even layer. spread the remaining pasta mixture over the cheese layer. cover with aluminum foil if desired.
• bake in the preheated oven until slightly brown on top, about 30 minutes.