Ground Turkey Pasta in Romesco Sauce
This easy ground turkey pasta recipe is ready in under 30 minutes and tossed in a Spanish roasted red pepper sauce (romesco sauce)!
Servings: 6
Calories: 315kcal
Ingredients
Romesco Sauce:
- 10 oz jar roasted red peppers drained (300mL; approximately 1 cup)
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ cup almonds
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 slice bread torn into pieces
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
Ground Turkey Pasta:
- 4 oz linguine uncooked; note 1
- 1 lb lean ground turkey note 2
- 1 zucchini spiralized (approx 4-6 cups); note 3
- Parmesan cheese to taste
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the roasted red peppers, tomatoes, garlic, almonds, red wine vinegar, olive oil, bread, salt and smoked paprika. Blend until smooth, and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- While pasta is cooking, cook the ground turkey in a large frying pan, breaking it up into small pieces. Cook until no pink remains (7-10 minutes).
- Add the spiralized zucchini, and cook, using tongs to move it around in the pan, for 3 minutes.
- Add the cooked pasta to the pan, and toss with the ground turkey and zucchini noodles until evenly distributed.
- Add the romesco sauce to the pan and toss everything to coat.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
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Notes
1- linguine may be swapped for your favorite pasta noodle; spaghetti and spagettini would both work well
2- ground turkey can be swapped for ground beef, ground pork or ground chicken
3- if you don't have a spiralizer, cut the zucchini into chunks and cook until softened.
Storage
- cool completely, then portion out into meal prep containers
- store in the fridge for up to 4 days
- reheat in the microwave until steaming hot
- do not freeze
- prep the romesco sauce up to 4 days ahead; store in the fridge
- prep the zucchini noodles up to 4 days ahead; store in the fridge and do not cook until just before serving
- cook the pasta ahead; store for up to 4 days
- cook the ground turkey ahead; store in the fridge for up to 4 days
- romesco- swap for pesto
- zucchini noodles- swap for spaghetti squash or kohlrabi linguine
- leave out the linguine and use an extra zucchini to make this lower in carbs
Nutrition
Serving: 1/6 batch | Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 451mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g