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cheesy pasta

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This is one of those how-is-this-so-good-and-so-fast meals that hits every time—and it’s totally customizable depending on what you’ve got on hand.

total time 88 min
servings 4-6 servings

ingredients

ingredients

  • 8 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 jar red sauce
  • 2 scoops cottage cheese
  • 1 pound cooked ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

directions

  1. 1 Boil water in a large pot and add salt.
  2. 2 Open the jar of red sauce.
  3. 3 Add red sauce to a saucepan and heat it.
  4. 4 Stir in cottage cheese and cooked ground turkey.
  5. 5 Simmer the sauce while the pasta cooks.
  6. 6 Add whipping cream to the sauce to achieve desired creaminess.
  7. 7 Test the pasta for doneness.
  8. 8 Strain the pasta and add it to the sauce.
  9. 9 Stir everything together.
  10. 10 Season with salt, pepper, and dried basil.
  11. 11 Grate parmesan cheese on top before serving.

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cheesy pasta

This is one of those how-is-this-so-good-and-so-fast meals that hits every time—and it’s totally customizable depending on what you’ve got on hand.

total time: 88 min 4-6 servings

ingredients

  • 8 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 jar red sauce
  • 2 scoops cottage cheese
  • 1 pound cooked ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

directions

  1. Boil water in a large pot and add salt.
  2. Open the jar of red sauce.
  3. Add red sauce to a saucepan and heat it.
  4. Stir in cottage cheese and cooked ground turkey.
  5. Simmer the sauce while the pasta cooks.
  6. Add whipping cream to the sauce to achieve desired creaminess.
  7. Test the pasta for doneness.
  8. Strain the pasta and add it to the sauce.
  9. Stir everything together.
  10. Season with salt, pepper, and dried basil.
  11. Grate parmesan cheese on top before serving.

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