Turkey Molto Penne

Turkey Molto Penne

#Easy Prep #Easy Cleanup #Quick #Sodium Smart #Mediterranean

🥘 Ingredients

  • black pepper
    1 unit
  • chicken stock concentrate
    1 unit
  • cream cheese
    1 unit
  • ground turkey
    1 unit
  • italian seasoning
    1 unit
  • penne pasta
    1 unit
  • pesto
    1 unit
  • salt
    1 unit
  • sour cream
    1 unit
  • tomato
    1 unit
  • zucchini
    1 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • medium pot
  • large pan
  • small bowl
  1. 1
    ground turkey sour cream zucchini cream cheese chicken stock concentrate penne pasta italian seasoning pesto tomato salt black pepper
    ground turkey: 1 unit, sour cream: 1 unit, zucchini: 1 unit, cream cheese: 1 unit, chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit, penne pasta: 1 unit, italian seasoning: 1 unit, pesto: 1 unit, tomato: 1 unit, salt: 1 unit, black pepper: 1 unit
  2. 2
    Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, wash and dry produce. Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; thinly slice into half moons. Dice tomato.
  4. 4
    Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add zucchini; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and black pepper. Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl . Wipe out pan.
  5. 5
    Heat another drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey, italian seasoning, and ½ tsp salt. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until almost cooked through, ⏱️ 4 minutes .
  6. 6
    Stir in chicken stock concentrate and ¼ cup plain water; cook until water has absorbed and turkey is cooked through, ⏱️ 2 minutes more. Stir in zucchini and tomato.
  7. 7
    Reduce heat to medium low; stir in pesto, cream cheese, sour cream, 1 TBSP butter, and ¼ cup reserved pasta cooking water until combined. Ladle pasta cooking water straight from the pot if pasta isn’t finished cooking yet. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. 8
    Stir drained penne into pan with sauce; toss to coat. If needed, stir in more reserved cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce.
  9. 9
    Divide pasta between plates and serve.