Rigatoni With Southwestern Style Ground Turkey Sauce Recipes

BAKED RIGATONI PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9"x13" pan with cooking spray.

RIGATONI WITH GROUND TURKEY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saute pan, brown turkey meat until cooked through and set aside.
• In a sauce pot, saute garlic and onion until translucent, about 5-8 minutes.
• Add fresh diced tomatoes and continue to saute for a couple minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, salt and pepper and the rest of the spices and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in meat and continue to simmer lightly for another 5-10 minutes.
• Boil pasta while sauce simmers.
• Top with fresh grated Parmesan cheese to serve.
• **If the sauce starts to thicken too much for your taste, just put the lid on the pot while it simmers until the pasta is done.

SOUTHWESTERN PASTA

Steps:

• You will also need: Large casserole dish and a large baking sheet

SKINNY PASTA BAKE WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground turkey in the hot skillet until starting to brown, 2 to 3 minutes; add 2 cloves of chopped garlic, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook, adding mushrooms and remaining garlic, until turkey is fully browned and crumbly and mushrooms are softened, about 5 minutes more.
• Stir spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes, and fresh tomato into the pan. Add Parmesan cheese, half-and-half, and 1/2 of the cottage cheese; stir until incorporated. Season with onion, oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and let simmer to allow flavors to meld.
• While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Pour cooked pasta into a large bowl and stir in remaining cottage cheese, making sure it is evenly dispersed. Add 1/2 tablespoon basil and mix thoroughly.
• Pour 1/2 of the sauce mixture into the bottom of a large casserole or baking dish. Pour pasta over and top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven, covered, until golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

RIGATONI WITH SOUTHWESTERN-STYLE GROUND-TURKEY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the onion in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until it is softened, add the garlic, the bell pepper, the chili powder, the cumin, and the cayenne, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the turkey and cook the mixture over moderately high heat, stirring and breaking up the turkey with a wooden spoon, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the turkey is no longer pink. Stir in the tomatoes with the juice, breaking them up, the red pepper flakes, the chopped coriander, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until it is thickened.
• While the sauce is simmering, in a kettle of boiling salted water cook the rigatoni untul it is al dente, drain it well, and divide it between 2 bowls. Divide the sauce between the bowls, sprinkle it with the Monterey Jack, and garnish each serving with a coriander sprig.