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Who says you can’t have your macaroni and eat it, too? This easy baked pasta dish is made with whole wheat elbow mac, ground turkey, veggies, marinara sauce and cheese, and it’s just the thing when you need to put a little extra “comfort food” in your evening meal.

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Ingredients

• 1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 medium red pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup finely diced celery
• 1/4 cup finely diced carrots
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 (14.5 oz can) petite diced tomatoes, drained
• 2 cups marinara sauce
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
• 8 oz uncooked DeLallo whole wheat elbows (any brand is fine)

Directions:

1. In a large deep non-stick skillet, brown the ground turkey over high heat until cooked through, seasoning with a pinch of salt and breaking it up into smaller pieces as it cooks. Set aside on a dish.
2. Add olive oil to the skillet, reduce heat to medium and add the onion, red pepper, celery and carrots; sauté until the vegetables soften, about 6 to 7 minutes.
3. Return the turkey to the skillet along with the remaining ingredients except for the pasta and cheese.
4. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes. While simmering, heat oven to 350°F.
5. Spoon just enough of the turkey/vegetable mixture to cover the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Cover with uncooked pasta. Spoon remaining sauce mixture evenly over the top and sprinkle with cheese
6. Cover with foil and bake 50-55 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand, covered, for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Information: Yield: 8 servings, Serving Size: 1/8th of recipe, Calories: 338, Fat: 13 g, Protein: 21 g, Carb: 31 g, Fiber: 5 g, Sugar: 2 g, Sodium: 581 mg, Cholesterol: 63 mg, Exchanges: 1 ½ starch, 2 meat, 2 fat, Source:  http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/01/easy-macaroni-casserole.html