The Ultimate Comfort Food - Wamsutta
Print RecipeIngredients
- Granny's Original Recipe
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 1/4 lb Ground Turkey
- 10 oz favorite pasta - penne egg noodle, rotini
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 2 bell peppers diced
- 1 can 8 oz water chestnuts, drained
- 1 can 14.5 oz sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 can 28 oz diced tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp Tabasco
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Shredded Cheese to cover
Instructions
- In a large stock pot, melt butter
- Pre-heat oven to 350 °F
- Add in onion and bell pepper and stir and cook until they slightly softened and beginning to sweat
- Add in the ground turkey and cook, stirring occasionally.
- While the turkey is cooking, cook the pasta
- Drain the pasta and set aside
- Once the turkey is cooked, drain and return to the pot: add in the pasta, mushrooms, tomatoes, Tabasco, and water chestnuts - stir until well mixed
- Spoon the turkey mixture into a 9X13 baking dish and top with cheese
- Bake 20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, bubbling and golden-delicious.
- Remove, allow to cool for a few minutes and serve.
Notes
This can be stretched by adding more veggies or pasta, or beefed up by adding more meat - canned corn, olives and other veggies can add more dimension and flavor to this simple and delicious dish.
Servings: 9 X13 casserole dish