Thursday, May 17, 2018

Veggie pasta bake

My family loves anything related to pasta so when I find a recipe that involves pasta I have to give it a try!  I found this recipe from www.funmoneymom.com for baked vegetable ziti that has zucchini and spinach mixed in.  I have made this recipe twice now and everyone gobbles it up.  This recipe is fairly easy and makes a very large portion so you will defiantly have left overs.  I couldn't find ziti pasta at my local grocery store so I just use rotini noodles. 

Ingredients: 

1 lb ziti pasta (we use whole wheat)
2, 24oz jars of pasta sauce
1 lb of ground turkey
1 medium zucchini
2 cups spinach (I have also used frozen spinach, if using frozen make sure all liquid is removed)
4 oz mushrooms (I usually omit these)
3TBPS parsley (saving some for garnish)
8 oz ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded parmasean cheese
2 TSP dried oregano
2 TSP dried basil
3 cloves garlic (minced)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 deg
cook noodles per package
chop zucchini, spinach, parsley, and mushrooms if using
cook zucchini over stove with some olive oil, then add spinach/mushrooms, place in bowl
cook turkey until no longer pink and add to veggies in bowl
add parsley, oregano, basil, garlic, and pasta sauce to meat/veggies and mix
place some of the mixture on the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish (just enough to cover bottom)
add 1/2 of the pasta
add 1/2 of the remaining meat/veggie mixture
add 1/2 of the ricotta and mozzarella (I use a small spoon to dollop ricotta cheese evenly over layer)
repeat the layers one more time ( pasta, meat/veggies, cheeses)
add parmesan cheese
bake for 20 minutes

I chop veggies very small so they aren't noticeable 



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