Baked Ziti with Ground Turkey

I love pasta but it is not always the healthiest thing to have for dinner. To make this baked ziti dish a little less guilty, I use ground turkey and add a carrot to the sauce. So tasty!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 525 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
• 6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• 1 pound ziti pasta
• 1 ½ cups reduced-fat sour cream

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Lightly butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.

Step 3

Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and ground turkey until onion is translucent and turkey is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Add spaghetti sauce and carrot; simmer until heated through, about 15 minutes. Layer ingredients into the prepared baking dish as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, half of the sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese, and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until cheeses are melted, about 30 minutes.