Turkey Pasta Bake🦃

Summary

I’ve made this baked pasta with all the ingredients sauteed and simmered in one pot! Baked pasta is an easy weeknight meal that is made with vegetables, sauce, seasoning, pasta, and cheese. You get everything in one pot!

All simmered in one pan topped with cheese and baked until gooey and melted! I’ve made so many delicious versions of this. It’s so hard to choose which is my favorite but this one is definitely up there and my top two!! I made this with ground turkey, cajun and italian seasonings, and a jar of sauce to keep it simple yet the best is that it’s delicious. And my secret ingredient is a block of cream cheese! Topped with colby jack and mozzarella and baked till ooey gooey! I have a sneaky suspicion. This first time you make this, will not be the last! Let’s make it!!

A variety of cooking ingredients on a kitchen counter, perfect for making a Turkey Pasta Bake, including ground turkey, pasta, cream cheese, bell pepper, onion, pasta sauce, olive oil, shredded mozzarella, garlic, and spices.

A cutting board with chopped green bell pepper, chopped white onion, and minced garlic in three rows—perfect prep for a Turkey Pasta Bake. The ingredients are neatly separated, with a knife at the top left.

Chopped green bell pepper and onion are being sautéed in a black skillet with oil, next to a wooden spatula—perfect for starting a flavorful Turkey Pasta Bake.

Chopped green bell peppers and onions sauté in a black pot, with minced garlic and various dried spices sprinkled on top, forming the flavorful base for a delicious Turkey Pasta Bake.

Diced green bell peppers, onions, and garlic sautéing in oil in a black cast iron pan, with visible steam rising—perfect as the flavorful base for a hearty Turkey Pasta Bake.

A skillet filled with cooked ground meat mixed with chopped green bell peppers and onions, like the savory base of a Turkey Pasta Bake, with a wooden spatula resting on the side of the pan.

A white bowl on a wooden surface, filled with shredded yellow cheddar cheese and shredded white mozzarella cheese, arranged in separate piles—perfect toppings for your next Turkey Pasta Bake.

A cast iron skillet on a stove contains cooked ground meat with chopped vegetables, topped with tomato sauce—perfect for a Turkey Pasta Bake. A wooden spoon rests in the sauce, ready for stirring as steam rises from the hot mixture.

A close-up of a pan filled with simmering red tomato sauce mixed with ground turkey, green herbs, and pasta, perfect for a hearty Turkey Pasta Bake, seen from above on a stovetop.

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🤔 Common Questions

What pasta’s can I use?

You may use fusilli, penne or whatever you want for your liking.

Do I have to use colby jack?

You may use whichever cheese you prefer, I loved it with the colby jack and mozzarella.

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A skillet filled with Turkey Pasta Bake, topped with melted cheese that is golden and bubbly, covering rigatoni noodles in a creamy tomato sauce.

Melissa Jo

Turkey Pasta Bake

5 from 1 vote

I've made this baked pasta with all the ingredients sauteed and simmered in one pot! Baked pasta is an easy weeknight meal that is made with vegetables, sauce, seasoning, pasta, and cheese. You get everything in one pot! All simmered in one pan topped with cheese and baked until gooey and melted! I’ve made so many delicious versions of this. It's so hard to choose which is my favorite but this one is definitely up there and my top two!! I made this with ground turkey, cajun and italian seasonings, and a jar of sauce to keep it simple yet the best is that it's delicious. And my secret ingredient is a block of cream cheese! Topped with colby jack and mozzarella and baked till ooey gooey! I have a sneaky suspicion. This first time you make this, will not be the last! Let's make it!!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Calories: 2267

Ingredients

1 whole small bell green pepper chopped
1 small onion chopped
6-7 cloves of garlic
2 tsp Tony’s Creole seasoning divided
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder divided
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 28 oz RAO’s marinara
1 8 oz cream cheese
1 pound of ground turkey
4-5 tbsp olive oil
1 cup mozzarella shredded
1 cup colby jack shredded
1 pound of pasta
Black pepper to your taste

Method

-boil the rigatoni pasta until al dente
-add olive oil to oven safe pan or castiron
-add the chopped bell pepper and onion to pan to saute, on medium heat for about 3-5 minutes
-add all of the seasonings and chopped garlic to pan and saute another 2-3 minutes before adding turkey
-Add the turkey to pan saute together on medium/ medium high until lightly browned
-add a jar of marinara sauce, add a quarter cup of water to jar to get the rest of sauce, then add to the pan
-Mix everything together, let it come to a boil, lower it to a simmer, and let that simmer for about 5 minutes
-add the block of cream cheese to melt, gently break it up with a spoon,
on medium low heat and stir until fully combined and the sauce is a pink color
-add the rigatoni to the pan and stir until completely combined.
-top it with shredded mozzarella and colby jack cheese
– pop it in the oven for 5-10 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and melty!

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Nutrition

Calories: 2267kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 73gFat: 212gSaturated Fat: 101gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 83gCholesterol: 472mgSodium: 2306mgPotassium: 706mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 6549IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1794mgIron: 4mg