Italian Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups spiral shaped pasta
• 3/4 lb ground turkey
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 3/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 3 brown turkey and onions over medium heat, adding mushrooms about halfway through cooking.
• 4 add tomatoes, tomato paste, and spices to the pan and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• 5 mix pasta and tomato mixture.
• 6 in a greased 2 qt casserole layer half the pasta mixture then half the cheese. repeat layers.
• 7 bake, covered, 20-25 minutes.