20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach
20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, 20 minute skillet: penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Looking for a quick, healthy meal on a busy weeknight? This flavorful pasta dish fits the bill! Squash should be tender and golden brown.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have 20 minute skillet: penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make 20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach:
  1. Make ready large butternut squash cubed (I buy already cubed squash when I can get it. Otherwise prep time exceeds 20 min!)
  2. Take Seasonings: garlic powder, thyme, paprika, pepper, salt
  3. Make ready Olive or avocado oil
  4. Make ready ground turkey
  5. Make ready garlic minced
  6. Take small onion diced
  7. Make ready fresh spinach roughly chopped
  8. Make ready white wine
  9. Make ready chicken broth
  10. Take whole grain penne pasta
  11. Get Chopped walnuts
  12. Make ready Parmesan cheese and/or ricotta cheese

Turn heat off and stir in the spinach just until spinach is wilted. Add salt and pepper to taste, if needed. One-Skillet Roasted Butternut Squash with Spiced Chickpeas No need to struggle to peel and slice the whole, raw gourd. Cut back on prep time by opting to roast butternut squash first and then tear.

Steps to make 20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat a baking sheet with avocado oil. Add cubed squash. Season with garlic powder, thyme, paprika, pepper. Mix well and bake for 15-20 min turning midway through.. You can broil for a few minutes. I like squash to be crispy and brown.
  2. Meanwhile in a non stick large skillet sauté garlic and onion in avocado oil (can substitute any healthy oil you like)
  3. Add ground turkey to pan and brown. Season with salt and pepper
  4. Add spinach to mixture and a dash of garlic powder.
  5. Once spinach has wilted down some add the wine and chicken broth. You can alter the liquids according to preference.
  6. While mixture simmers on a low flame add the pasta to boiling water in another pot.
  7. Cook pasta (Aldente) and drain, reserving some of the pasta water to add to skillet.
  8. Add walnuts to baking sheet and broil for an additional 2-3 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with kosher salt.
  9. Add butternut squash and nuts to turkey mixture.
  10. Add pasta, pasta water and about 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese to skillet. (omit cheese for a cleaner dish)
  11. Stir mixture and serve with freshly grated Parmesan and/or ricotta cheese (again omit for a cleaner dish)

While the squash is roasting, prepare a batch of my Zucchini and Ground Turkey Skillet. Once the squash has finished roasting and the ground turkey skillet is finished cooking, simply scoop the ground turkey mixture into each delicata squash half and serve! My brain is telling me I should be eating light and healthy meals. My body is saying, comfort food and carbs please! This Skillet Lasagna with Basil, Italian Sausage, and Butternut Squash satisfies them both.

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