Creamy Turkey Tomato & Spinach Pasta

This weekend was all about the carbs. And sugar. And the beach! It was a good one.

We threw this Creamy Tomato Turkey & Spinach Pasta on Friday night and we were all surprised by how tasty it was.

Good news is, this cheesy, carb loaded dish is actually pretty healthy…

See….green stuff! And tomatoes!

And ground turkey!

And whole wheat pasta!

And the cream sauce is made with greek yogurt, tomato paste, and just a few seasonings.

Then add cheese to your heart’s content.

{Then you eat the entire pan because it’s just so creamy and cheesy and carby and good}

Creamy Turkey Tomato & Spinach Pasta

2016-01-17 23:52:40

Serves 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups cooked ground turkey (or lean ground beef) (I used about half of a 1.3 lb package of ground turkey)
1 cup uncooked whole wheat rotini pasta
1 (14 oz) can Italian diced tomatoes (not drained)
3 tbsp plain greek yogurt
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 tsp beef bouillon (powder or paste- chicken will work too)
1/2 tsp garlic salt (more if desired)
pinch crushed red pepper *optional*
1 heaping cup of baby spinach
4-6 oz shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded (or any shredded variety)
slat and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook the ground turkey in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through. Drain and return meat to pan.
While the turkey is cooking, cook the pasta to al dente. Drain pasta, then add it to the turkey in the skillet. Stir in diced tomatoes as well.
In a small bowl whisk together greek yogurt, tomato paste, chicken or beef bouillon, garlic, crushed pepper and salt and pepper. Gently stir until the sauce is evenly incorporated. Stir in baby spinach, reduce heat to low and continue to cook for several minutes until spinach shrinks and is slightly wilted. Remove from heat, sprinkle with shredded cheese, cover with a lid and let cheese melt.
Once cheese is melted, serve.

Kristy Denney https://boysahoy.com/

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