Pasta with Ground Turkey and Spinach

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Quick and easy pasta recipe, with 6 or 7 healthy ingredients.  Use a bowl, and have juiciness with each bite for as long as possible.  

I’m a fan of quick meals, while concocting protein, vegetables, and an anchor ingredient like pasta, rice, or gnocchi.  The basics of this recipe is garnered from my fried rice recipe (https://mycraftymeals.com/fried-rice-smoked-turkey/ ), but with a different set of ingredients and base.

With a handful of components to work with, this recipe is quick, and cannot easily be ruined even by a new cook.  Expect to spend only 30 minutes or so for the core cooking aspect, after ingredients are all laid out.   

Let me know what you think with a comment + rating on this recipe, and I’ll love to see your creation.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound thick pasta – penne or others (without a scale, use the weight on packaging for weight)
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 small red onion
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 2 – 3 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 cup chicken broth – look for my recipes on Soups to see how to make simple flavorful broths

Directions

  1. Boil pasta as instructed on packaging – until al dente
  2. Strain pasta, adding cold water to cool it, and a teaspoon of olive oil to keep texture
  3. In a large skillet, on medium heat, add turkey and cook, stirring constantly for 10 – 15 minutes.
  4. Add cooked pasta, olive oil, and chicken broth
  5. Stir the combination together for about 5 minutes
  6. Add in the sliced onions and jalapeno
  7. Fry mix together until excessive fluid dries-up – be sure to leave some moisture in 
  8. See images and video below for reference

1/2 Ib. thick pasta such as Penne, small bulb red onion, medium jalapeno, 3 cups baby spinach, 1Ib. minced turkey (or beef), 1 cup chicken broth (look for my recipe on how to cook and store for future use), 1/4 cup olive oil
 

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I’m Oiza (pronounced Oy-yee-za) … Corporate Finance professional by day, and Foodie at all times! I love to cook, visit new food establishments, and explore avenues to discover or invent. A new food blogger as of 2021, I plan on sharing my adventures in the kitchen, and look forward to this evolving into a forum for an exchange of fun ideas. Being born in Atlanta Georgia, growing up through my teenage years in Nigeria, West Africa, and privileged to travel the world during my adult years, I’ve become exposed to various cuisines over the years. In Nigeria, my siblings and I experienced having a little farm behind our house, with all sorts of vegetables, the likes of corn, greens, and tomatoes. On Saturdays, we were co-farmers prepping, planting, tending to, and harvesting crop, which didn’t feel like a chore (most of the time ;). Spending time in the kitchen, I wanted to be front and center, quickly getting accustomed to mixing things up in a sauce pan, and becoming savvy at making certain dishes. Fast-forward many years, I got to travel for work/leisure to all but 2 continents, and have seen a good amount of the US, including neighboring Islands. While on these travel escapades, seeking out the best places to eat made (makes) for fun adventures. I’ve picked up tips here and there, finessing likes/dislikes … recently learning how to bake from scratch! (I’m more of a Cook than a Baker). All in all, I couldn’t help but gain an appreciation for good food through-out my life. Recently spending time with family over the holidays, my brother prodded me to share the love I have for cooking … And a few weeks later, here we are with www.mycraftymeals.com Blog.

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