Turkey Pasta

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon canola oil (be generous here)
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 medium fresh tomato (chopped into a dice) (optional)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup elbow macaroni, cooked
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 fresh garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning or 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
• 2 cups frozen peas
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper (to taste, we like pepper)
• 1 teaspoon capers (decrease salt to 1/8 teaspoon so not to salty) (optional)
• 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 359 degrees. (just checking here, you did see that -- right? it's 350 degrees. however, i think if you can get 359 that would be fine too).
• 2 in a non-stick skillet, place ground turkey and onion and cook for 8-9 minutes until no longer pink. breaking up meat, and stirring.
• 3 drain if necessary.
• 4 using a 2 quart casserole dish, add turkey, onion, and rest of ingredients, (except parmesan cheese) right into the casserole. fold in these ingredients until combined. check for taste.
• 5 cover with foil or lid of casserole and bake for approximately 30 minutes.
• 6 when serving sprinkle parmesan cheese over top.