Entrees
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6 cups
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6 cups
Calories 394 (35% from fat)
carb. 39g
pro. 24g
fat 15g
sat. fat 8g
chol. 45mg
sod. 930mg
calc. 574mg
fiber 6g
carb. 39g
pro. 24g
fat 15g
sat. fat 8g
chol. 45mg
sod. 930mg
calc. 574mg
fiber 6g
Ingredients
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 8 oz part-skim ricotta
- ½ lb part-skim mozzarella, shredded, ½ cup reserved for topping
- 2-3 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 4 oz white mushrooms, sliced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
- ½ lb frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained until very dry*
- ½ large onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- ½lb ground turkey
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) diced tomatoes, juices drained, divided
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 6 oz mini penne par-cooked 5 minutes (until barely cooked), drained and cooled
- cooking spray
Preparation
- Combine Parmesan, ricotta and all but ½ cup of the mozzarella. Reserve.
- Heat a Cuisinart® 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium high-heat; add 1 teaspoon oil and sauté mushrooms until golden brown. Season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Mix with drained spinach. Reserve.
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil; sauté onions and garlic until soft, about five minutes. Set aside.
- In the same skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil and brown the ground turkey; transfer to bowl with onions. Stir in 1 cup of the diced tomatoes and the remaining salt and pepper. Reserve.
- Combine tomato sauce, remaining diced tomatoes, basil and oregano; stir into pasta.
- Lightly coat the interior of the ceramic pot of the Cuisinart® Slow Cooker with cooking spray. Using ⅓ of the pasta mixture, make a layer on the bottom of the ceramic pot. Spread meat mixture evenly over pasta. Cover with ½ the cheese mixture. Make a second layer of pasta; top with spinach and mushroom mixture. Cover with remaining ricotta cheese mixture. Make a final layer of pasta and top with reserved mozzarella. Cover and press the on/off button to turn the unit on. Set time to 6 hours and press Low; slow cooker will automatically switch to Warm when cooking time has elapsed.
*To drain spinach thoroughly, first squeeze out as much water as possible with your hands. Lay the spinach on a clean towel, roll up, and wring out the rest. You will end up with about ½ cup dry spinach that can then be mixed with the mushrooms.