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$2 Food Bank Smoked Turkey Pasta
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$2 Food Bank Smoked Turkey Pasta
Ingredients for 5 Smoked Turkey Pasta servings
Substitution
Note
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 13oz smoked turkey sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium (white) onion, chopped
- Two 15oz (30oz) no salt added canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 Ramen noodle chicken seasoning packets
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (if you have it – optional but recommended)
- 10oz whole wheat pasta (or your choice
- 2 ½ cups water
- 16oz frozen spinach
- Sea salt & pepper to taste
- Garnish
- Fresh lemon
Steps
Step 1
Set a large pot on medium high heat. Once hot add olive oil and sausage. Cook the sausage until sear marks appear along the edges, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium.
Step 2
Add garlic, onion, tomatoes, seasoning, pasta and water. Bring to a simmer. Use tongs to stir the pasta as it cooks and softens. Continually stir and fold the ingredients together as the pasta cooks, about 8 – 10 minutes. Cover the pot if needed but monitor to make sure it is not burning, and as more liquid as needed.
Step 3
When the pasta is nearly 95% cooked, fold in the frozen spinach to thaw.
Step 4
Season to taste with sea salt & pepper.
$2 Food Bank Smoked Turkey Pasta
Kevin Curry
INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 13oz smoked turkey sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium (white) onion, chopped
- Two 15oz (30oz) no salt added canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 Ramen noodle chicken seasoning packets
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (if you have it – optional but recommended)
- 10oz whole wheat pasta (or your choice
- 2 ½ cups water
- 16oz frozen spinach
- Sea salt & pepper to taste
- Garnish
- Fresh lemon
INSTRUCTIONS
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Set a large pot on medium high heat. Once hot add olive oil and sausage. Cook the sausage until sear marks appear along the edges, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium.
-
Add garlic, onion, tomatoes, seasoning, pasta and water. Bring to a simmer. Use tongs to stir the pasta as it cooks and softens. Continually stir and fold the ingredients together as the pasta cooks, about 8 – 10 minutes. Cover the pot if needed but monitor to make sure it is not burning, and as more liquid as needed.
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When the pasta is nearly 95% cooked, fold in the frozen spinach to thaw.
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Season to taste with sea salt & pepper.
Nutrition per serving
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It’s so good and tasty ?
glad to hear it – we can ball on a budget!