With school back in full swing I love making simple and delicious pasta dishes. This week I came up with this amazing Turkey Spinach Pasta Casserole. It is so easy to throw together on busy school nights and is “SO yummy” according to JJ my 5 year old. All my kids asked for second helpings last night when we had it for dinner.
This Turkey Spinach Pasta Casserole is packed with roasted garlic flavor since I used my go to Ragu Homestyle pasta sauce. Combined with the fresh spinach and ground turkey this casserole will become a regular dinner option in our house from now on.
The Ragu Homestyle pasta sauce is their thickest sauce! It soaks into the pasta making for the perfect bite every time. I really love that they don’t use artificial flavors, artificial colors or high fructose corn syrup in any of their Ragu pasta sauces. The sauce tastes like you have been slaving in the kitchen all day for an amazing homemade taste.
Turkey Spinach Pasta Casserole
Ingredients:
- 16oz box of Rotini Pasta
- 1 lb. Ground Turkey
- 16 oz bag of fresh baby spinach
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Parsley
- 2 cups of Italian Style 5 Cheese Blend (divided)
- 1 jar Homestyle Thick and Hearty Roasted Garlic Sauce Pasta Sauce
- Salted for pasta water
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350
- Bring your salted water up to a boil and drop your pasta
- Cook your pasta until al dente (about 9-11 mins)
- While the pasta is cooking brown the ground turkey and drain (set aside)
- Wilt the baby spinach in the same pan as you cooked the turkey
- Combine the cooked pasta, turkey, spinach
- Add 1 jar of the Homestyle Thick and Hearty Roasted Garlic Sauce Ragu Pasta Sauce
- Add 1 1/2 cups of the Italian cheese blend and mix well
- Put the combined mixture into a 9 x 13 baking dish lightly sprayed with cooking spray
- Sprinkle the remaining Italian cheese on top
- Bake at 350 for 15 -1 20 mins or until golden bubbly
- Finely chop your parsley to sprinkle on top when you are ready to serve
- ENJOY!
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Melinda says
09/12/2016 at 7:20 pmWhen I think of casseroles I think heavy, brown, muddled flavors. But this look amazing. I have to open my eyes that these recipes can be so much more.
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Amanda Love says
09/12/2016 at 9:39 pmOh this looks really good. I’m always looking for new ways to use spinach but I’m not a fan of turkey so will substitute for beef, even though I know turkey is healthier. 🙂
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Anita Fonte says
09/13/2016 at 9:01 amI love Ragu and Rotini is the pasta that my family loves to eat. Tasty recipe that looks good and will taste good because its made with Ragu.
Marcie W. says
09/13/2016 at 10:03 amI am a big fan of casseroles, especially during busy weeknights. I appreciate that you used ground turkey for a lighter touch here too.
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Jacqui Odell says
09/13/2016 at 10:12 amThis sounds so yummy!! I love having spinach in pasta.
Michele says
09/13/2016 at 1:26 pmI’m not much of a ground turkey fan and I would probably substitute ground beef bur other then that I know I would love this. I am pretty sure I could make it for just me which would make it perfect for a dinner that I would savor.
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Jenn says
09/13/2016 at 7:49 pmI have never tried it with beef but Im sure it would be a great substitute
julie mason says
09/13/2016 at 2:17 pmThat looks so good. similar to a turkey ziti I make. Yummy.
Jamie P. says
09/13/2016 at 2:52 pmI love pasta! I am always looking for new recipes to try. I am adding this to my list for next week.
Neely Moldovan says
09/13/2016 at 6:29 pmI love most anything with spinach so this is right up my alley! I may have to try this sometime I bet my husband would like it.
Jolina - The Unlikely Baker says
09/13/2016 at 10:41 pmA 5-year old declaring that something is SO yummy is all that matters 🙂 And this casserole definitely looks delicious. We’re big fans of quick and easy dishes too. More often than not we’re too tired to prepare anything and this is definitely better than eating junk food!!
Jenn says
09/14/2016 at 10:10 amLOL thank you, I try to keep him happy 😉
katrina gehman says
09/13/2016 at 11:47 pmthat looks amazing. my family would love this. i’ll have to try it.
Carrie says
09/14/2016 at 1:08 amYummy! I love anything with spinach and this looks really good! I am sure my family would really enjoy this.
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Marielle Altenor says
09/14/2016 at 11:21 pmI love that you are using ground turkey for this recipe. We eat a lot of pasta in our house so this pasta casserole would be a great change!
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Elisa says
09/24/2016 at 10:48 amOh, how I love thee! Looks easy to make, though. I’m not a good cook, but with the help of internet, I think I will learn how especially like yours with recipes, I can practice it – trial and error.