Loaded Cheesy Ground Turkey Red Lentil Pasta
Ground turkey and red lentil pasta tossed in a tomato salsa base sauce with jalapenos and shredded cheese. Flavored with garlic, white wine, cumin, and paprika. With onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and fresh tomatoes.
Servings 3
Calories: 416.48kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup onions small dice
- ½ cup bell pepper small dice
- ¼ cup jalapenos small dice
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ½ cup mushrooms quartered
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ¼ cup carrots small diced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 ounces of ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 teaspoon Italian herb mix
- ½ teaspoon smokes paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ cup basil leaves torn in halves
- 1 ½ cup broth vegetable or chicken
- 1 cup lentil pasta
- 1 cup shredded cheddar and Colby mixed cheese
Equipment
Instructions
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- Saute the Vegetables: Heat the oil in a medium saute pan on medium-low heat. Then add onion, bell pepper, and jalapenos and saute while occasionally stirring until halfway tender with no browning.
- Add the garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, and carrots, combing well.
- Cook the Ground Turkey: Once the vegetable produces some liquid, increase the heat to medium-high and add the turkey and give it a good stir.
- Then add tomato paste, smash the paste in, and combine well. Continue cooking to evaporate most of the liquids and allow the tomato mixture to brown slightly.
- Deglaze with White Wine: Scrap the ground turkey to one side of the pan and add the wine straight onto the pan's surface. The wine will quickly boil, evaporating most alcohol for about 15 seconds.
- Then combine the meat mixture with the wine, spreading the mixture again evenly across the pan. Add the salsa, spices, torn basil, and broth, mix well and cover.
- Add the Pasta: When the sauce is boiling, add the lentil pasta and combine well. Allow the lentil pasta to cook as instructed for al dente.
- Check a piece of pasta for tenderness, then lower the heat back to medium-low to allow the sauce to simmer.
- Finish with the Cheese: Once the sauce is simmering, add ¼ of the cheese and stir in. Keep stirring until the cheese has melted.
- Add another ¼ cup of the cheese and repeat the process until you've added all the cheese. Then remove it immediately from the stove and serve.
- Plate Up: Garnish with thinly sliced basil.
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Notes
Optional - Garnish with grated Italian cheese blend.
Nutrition
Calories: 416.48kcal | Carbohydrates: 34.37g | Protein: 34.45g | Fat: 16.48g | Saturated Fat: 9.42g | Cholesterol: 83.38mg | Sodium: 2178.88mg | Fiber: 4.87g | Sugar: 10.41g
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