Baked Spaghetti With Ground Turkey Meat Food

BAKED SPAGHETTI WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cook spaghetti in boiling water until just al dente, about a minute short of package instructions. Drain. In a large bowl whisk together the butter, parmesan, and eggs. Toss in the spaghetti to coat; set aside.
• In a large skillet or dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add in ground turkey and onion, breaking up turkey with a spoon. Cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add in garlic and cook one minute longer. Pour in tomato sauce and sprinkle on Italian seasoning and kosher salt. Bring sauce to a low boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Place half of the spaghetti mixture into baking dish. Top with half of the ricotta cheese and use a spatula to spread it over top. Sprinkle on half of the mozzarella and top with half of the meat sauce. Repeat layer by adding the remaining spaghetti, then ricotta, then meat sauce, and topping off with remaining mozzarella.
• Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until the cheese is melted and lightly brown, 10-15 minutes longer. Let rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.

SPAGHETTI WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• Brown ground turkey until no longer pink.
• Note: I am editing this recipe to add that lately I've been sauteeing chopped onion, chopped green pepper, and minced garlic along with the ground turkey; usually it's fine to add all these in at the same time and I have never had a problem with the different veggies and the ground turkey getting overdone/underdone.
• Drain any fat.
• Add cooked ground turkey back to the pan, add the can of spaghetti sauce, set aside.
• Boil water for the noodles. Add a bit of salt once boiling, add noodles, cook per package instructions.
• While noodles cook, heat up the sauce/turkey mixture. (Edited to add that my two favorite and best sauces are Prego brand Mushroom Supreme and Prego brand Roasted Garlic and Herb. My fave and steadfast combo is either one of these sauces to which I add the browned ground turkey, chopped onions, green peppers, and minced garlic.).
• Drain noodles. Make sure sauce is heated through.
• Serve! Ground turkey isn't as cheap as ground hamburger, but it's better for you and I've found you can replace ground turkey in nearly every ground beef recipe.
• Try browning the ground turkey with some chopped onions too - that's always a yummy addition. But that's just because bf and I love onions.
• You can also try the spaghetti sauce/turkey mixture over cooked white rice. Ground beef and spaghetti sauce tastes great over white rice, why not ground turkey?.

BAKED SPAGHETTI WITH GROUND TURKEY MEAT

Steps:

• Cook Spaghetti noodles until done and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
• Cook the turkey breast, green peppers and onions in a skillet on medium heat until turkey is no longer pink.
• Add the drained jar of mushrooms and the can of diced tomatoes to skillet. Simmer for 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl mix the can of cream of mushroom soup with the water.
• In the casserole dish place half of the cooked noodles, then topped with half the meat mixture, then 1 cup cheese . Repeat. then finally the cream of mushroom soup mixture. Top with the grated Parmesan cheese.
• Cook on 350 for 35 minutes.

BAKED SPAGHETTI WITH GROUND TURKEY MEAT

Steps:

• Cook Spaghetti noodles until done and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
• Cook the turkey breast and onions in a skillet on medium heat until turkey is no longer pink.
• Add the drained jar of diced tomatoes, peas and broccoli to skillet. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl mix the can of cream of mushroom soup with the water.
• In the casserole dish place half of the cooked noodles, then topped with half the meat mixture, then half of Monterrey jack cheese . (Put a sprinkled layer of red pepper flakes if desired here once only) Repeat, then finally the cream of mushroom soup mixture.
• Cook on 350 for 30 - 35 minutes.
• Serve with sprinkled Cheddar and Parmesan cheese.

GROUND TURKEY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a 4 1/2 quart pot/pan brown the ground turkey over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened.
• Add tomato paste and crushed tomatoes, stirring until all is combined.
• Add chicken broth to thin it down a little bit.
• Add spices, butter, and salt and pepper and allow to simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes (just long enough to boil the water and cook the pasta!).
• Taste and adjust seasonings to preference.

SPAGHETTI WITH TURKEY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray a large skillet with nonstick spray coating. Preheat over high heat.
• Add turkey; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Drain fat and discard.
• Stir in tomatoes with their juice, green pepper, onion, garlic, oregano, and black pepper and Bring to a boil.
• reduce heat and simmer covered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove cover; simmer for 15 minutes more. (If you like a creamier sauce, give sauce a whirl in your blender or food processor.)
• Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in unsalted water. Drain well.
• Serve sauce over spaghetti.

SOMMER'S SPAGHETTI WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• In a large pan, add ground turkey, worcestershire sauce (if using), chopped green pepper, and chopped onion. Cook on med-high heat, breaking up and crumbling turkey, until browned, but pepper and onion are still crisp. If using lean or extra-lean turkey, you may want to use non-stick spray before adding turkey. Drain, if using full-fat ground turkey.
• Return meat mixture to pan, turn heat down to medium and add the entire 26 oz. jar of spaghetti sauce. Stir to combine. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat to low to keep warm while finishing cooking spaghetti noodles.
• While ground turkey mixture is cooking, fill a large pot full of water. Add in a bit of olive oil, if using. Heat on high to boiling. If using salt, add a small amount of salt to boiling water.
• Break spaghetti noodles in half, if desired. Add to boiling water, turn down to medium-high but make sure water continues to boil. Cook spaghetti to desired doneness or per package directions. Drain.
• Serve hot spaghetti noodles with sauce.