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Easy Pasta Dish with Ground Turkey
A quick and healthy pasta recipe featuring ground turkey and fresh vegetables, perfect for a satisfying weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Pasta
- 8 oz whole wheat pasta
Meat
- 1 lb ground turkey
Vegetables
- 2 cups spinach (chopped)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
Aromatics & Seasonings
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Other
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
For serving
- to taste Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted boiling water, drain, and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet, sauté garlic for 1 minute.
- Add ground turkey, cook until browned, then stir in spinach, tomatoes, and seasonings. Cook 3-4 minutes.
- Mix cooked pasta into the skillet, season with salt and pepper, cook 2-3 minutes.
- Serve hot with grated Parmesan cheese on top.
Notes
Feel free to add more vegetables or spice it up with extra red pepper flakes.