Skillet Pasta Dinner

Name: Skillet Pasta Dinner
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 0.5 lb ground turkey, or ground sausage or beef; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 2 clove garlic, approximately 1 teaspoon; 1 can tomato sauce; 1 cup water; pasta, ziti, penne, or macaroni; mixed vegetables, try zucchini and carrots; mixed vegetables, try zucchini and carrots

6 servings295 calories

Contains

gluten

Skillet Pasta Dinner — Photo: Cook the Book, CC BY 3.0

Nutrition per serving

estimate · USDA data

Calories: ~295
Protein: ~15 g
Carbs: ~45 g
Fat: ~6 g

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Nutrition facts

Per serving, estimated

Calories295

% Daily value*

Total fat 6 g: 7%
Sodium 50 mg: 2%
Total carbohydrate 45 g: 16%
Dietary fiber 6 g: 20%
Protein 15 g: 31%

*Percent daily values use a 2,000 calorie diet. Amounts are estimated from USDA data.

Cookware

Skillet or saucepan

Ingredients

6 servings

8 ozground turkey, or ground sausage or beef
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 clovesgarlic, approximately 1 teaspoon
1 cantomato sauce
1 cupwater
to taste pasta, ziti, penne, or macaroni
to taste mixed vegetables, try zucchini and carrots
to taste mixed vegetables, try zucchini and carrots

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Method

Wash hands with soap and water.
Brown the ground meat, onion, and garlic in a large skillet or heavy saucepan. Drain off any grease.
Add the tomato sauce, water, and uncooked pasta.
Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the fresh or frozen vegetables. Stir and continue cooking until the pasta and vegetables are tender, about 10 more minutes.

Skillet Pasta Dinner

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Ingredients