Thursday, April 5, 2012

Baked Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Squash

Spaghetti seems to be a family favorite, so I decided to try something totally different from meatballs and marinara....welcome the bakes pasta dish...made with heart healthy whole grains, lean ground turkey and squash. The whole dish takes no time to prepare and you can add or omit whatever you want.

Ingredients:

1 package of lean ground turkey
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp (better life butter)
1 box (13 oz) whole grain pasta
1 zucchini diced
1 squash diced
1/2 cup shredded low moisture mozzarella
3-4 tbsp grated Parmesan
1 tsp Italian season
1 box of strained tomatoes
1 tsp minced garlic

Preheat the oven to 350. Get your pot ready to boil water. Using a saute pan, heat up olive oil, garlic, and ground turkey, cooking the turkey till no longer pink. Then add your squash, Italian seasoning, and tomatoes. Let the entire pot simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Drain pasta, and add to the saute pan. Sprinkle with a little Parmesan and mozzarella and stir together. Take your butter and place it into a baking dish, spreading all around. Turn off saute heat and pour into the baking dish. Sprinkle with more Parmesan and mozzarella. Place in the oven for about 15 minutes, remove and enjoy.

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