This quick and simple pasta skillet has a surprise ingredient & it adds a wonderful creaminess to this dish & a boost of beta-carotene. Can you guess what it is? Well if you’ve been following my posts about food this season you’ll be sure to recall that I LOVE everything PUMPKIN—the surprise ingredient in this dish is pumpkin! Check it out!
Whole Wheat Rotini with Pumpkin & Meat Sauce Recipe
Author: Ashley
Recipe type: Main
Ingredients
- 13.25 oz. whole wheat rotini
- 1 lb. lean ground beef or ground turkey
- 24 oz. marinara sauce
- ½ tbsp. dried basil
- Salt & pepper
- ½ cup pure pumpkin puree
- 1 cup shredded cheese (any variety)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instruction for al dente; drain & set aside.
- In a large skillet brown the ground beef over medium high heat until no longer pink, season with dried basil, salt & pepper. Once cooked through drain excess grease and return to skillet.
- Add marinara sauce, pumpkin puree, rotini noodles to the skillet with the meat and stir to combine. Simmer over medium-low heat for 8-10 minutes or until hot & bubbly.
- Remove from heat and stir in cheese until melted through.
- Serve & enjoy!
Make sure you check out my other easy recipes in my recipe index!
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Renae is a married working mom of two handsome boys. She works as a registered dental hygienist by day and blogs here at How to Have it All by night. She enjoys cooking from scratch, working in her vegetable garden and functional training.
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