Description
A creamy and comforting pasta dish made with cottage cheese, ground turkey, and marinara sauce, topped with fresh basil and parmesan.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz dry pasta of choice (I used rigatoni)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion (chopped)
- 3 large garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 24 oz jar marinara sauce (I used Rao’s marinara sauce)
- ½ cup whole milk cottage cheese
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- Fresh basil (for serving)
- Fresh parmesan (for serving)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- While pasta is cooking add oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add onion and saute for 5-6 minutes until fragrant and a bit translucent. Season with salt and pepper. Add garlic and saute 1-2 more minutes.
- Add ground turkey to the skillet and cook, breaking apart meat with a spatula or wooden spoon until evenly brown and cooked through, about 6-8 minutes.
- While ground turkey is cooking, add marinara sauce and cottage cheese to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Once turkey is cooked, pour the sauce over the turkey mixture, add cooked pasta and stir to combine.
- Add a scoop of pasta to a bowl or plate. Top with fresh parmesan and fresh basil, for serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 603 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 889 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 38 g