One Pot Pasta

We’re cooking up a delicious and budget-friendly one-pot pasta recipe that’s perfect for the whole family!

Makes 6 serving | Serving size: 1/6 of the recipe

Ingredients

• Non-stick cooking spray
• 1/2 pound ground turkey or lean or extra-lean ground beef
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can no salt added diced tomatoes, not drained
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces whole wheat pasta (penne or macaroni)
• 6 ounces fat-free or low-fat cottage cheese (or low-fat ricotta cheese)
• 8 ounces of frozen spinach (about 4 cups fresh)
• 1 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Spray a medium sized saucepan or skillet with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Brown ground meat. Drain and return to pan.
3. Stir in diced tomatoes, water, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. Bring to a boil.
4. Add uncooked pasta. Cover and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes.
5. Stir in cottage cheese (or ricotta) and spinach. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.
6. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top, then cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 1–2 minutes to melt the cheese.