Italian Pasta Bake
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Simply Scratch · by Laurie McNamara

Italian Pasta Bake

NUTRITION · PER SERVING50M COOK
CAL 30%·PRO 67%
CARBS 55G37% OF CAL
7G FIBER42G OTHER6G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 28G43% OF CAL
8G SAT20G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Ground turkey and spinach pasta tossed in a tomato pesto sauce and baked with three cheeses. A simple Italian-inspired weeknight dinner.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts (toasted )
  • 1 clove garlic (peeled)
  • 1/2 lemon (zest and juice)
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup asiago cheese (freshly shredded)
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (freshly shredded)
  • 12 ounces cavatappi pasta (plus sea salt for cooking)
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil (plus more for drizzling)
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 3/4 cup yellow onion (finely diced)
  • 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
  • 1 pinch kosher salt (plus more to taste)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce (or fire-roasted crushed tomatoes)
  • 1/2 cup reserved pasta water
  • 8 ounces spinach
PREP
25M
SODIUM
2264MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.