One Pot Creamy Turkey Rigatoni

Nothing says weeknight dinner like a one pot meal! This one is another recipe of my series where I show you how to make high protein dinners in under 20 minutes with ingredients from Trader Joe’s!

This One Pot Creamy Turkey Rigatoni will surely make its way into your weekly rotation, if not because it’s so damn good then because it’s too easy to whip up. Plus only one pot to clean up? Say less! You can use ground beef, ground sausage or plant based meat alternatives to make it vegetarian. It can also easily be made dairy free, just see the notes below!

AUTHOR: broccyourbody

One Pot Creamy Turkey Rigatoni

SERVES: 4 servings

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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 yellow onion chopped
4 cloves garlic minced
1 lb ground turkey I use 93% lean
2 tsp fresh rosemary chopped
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp black pepper
16 oz rigatoni or pasta of choice
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup half and half or creamy plant based milk
1 14 oz can San Marzano tomatoes or 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup spinach roughly chopped
Parmesan cheese to serve omit for dairy free
Red chili flakes to serve optional

Instructions

For the tomato sauce, I just blend the San Marzano tomatoes. It’s a delicious and cost effective alternative to using half a jar of tomato sauce. Either works! If using tomato sauce, I like the Tomato Basil Marinara from TJ’s or Rao’s from any other grocery store.
Heat the oil in a deep skillet or dutch oven with a lid over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Add in the turkey and mash with a meat masher or wooden spoon. Add the Italian seasoning, rosemary, salt and pepper and continue to stir occasionally until the meat is just browned.
Add the pasta, broth, half and half and tomato sauce. Stir to combine and raise the heat to medium high until boiling.
Cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 13-15 min, stirring every 3-4 minutes, until the pasta is tender and you’re left with a creamy sauce.
Turn off the heat and stir in the spinach. Season to taste- it needs a good amount of salt!
Top with grated parmesan cheese and red chili flakes if you like a little spice!

4.9 based on 9 reviews

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WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THIS RECIPE?

Theresa Casey says:

11.10.2024

Super easy and delicious. I omitted Rosemary all together… never been a fan of Rosemary. It tasted so good 😊

Olivia T. says:

03.09.2024

Very delicious end product!

Major note: add 1.5 cups of water to the sauce at the start – otherwise, Pasta will take 25+ minutes to cook.

Emily says:

26.08.2024

So good and so easy!! I omitted the rosemary because i realized i didnt have any. I used rao’s sauce. A new fave!

Brian says:

09.04.2024

Quickly turned in to one of our favorite meals! HIGHLY recommend either cutting the amount of rosemary in half or omitting it all together. 2tbsp makes it taste too much like soap. also, if you are looking to be a little less healthy, subbing Italian sausage instead of ground turkey takes this to the next level!

Shari L says:

27.11.2023

Easy and absolutely dELICIOUS!

Samantha says:

07.11.2023

So Easy to make and sooooo goood! Even my pasta Hating husb loves this dish! A weekly staple in my house!

Michelle C says:

03.11.2023

Absolutely Delicious!!

Jen Dent says:

22.10.2023

So good!

lori says:

20.10.2023

ive made this 3 times in 3 weeks! so easy and delicious!

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