Party-Time Pasta

30 min · Serves 6

Based on a recipe from Kids… Get Cooking! California Department of Health Services California Children’s 5-A-Day Power Play Campaign, via USDA MyPlate Kitchen

What goes in

• ½ lb85% lean ground turkey
• 4.9 mlpaprika
• 1 canlow-sodium crushed tomatoes
• 2 cupslow-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cupsuncooked bow-tie pasta
• 3 cupsthawed frozen mixed vegetables (such as carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower)
• ½ cupparsley (chopped fresh or dried)
• ¼ cupseasoned dry bread crumbs
• ¼ cupgrated Parmesan cheese

How to cook it

1. Warm a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add the ground turkey and paprika, and cook while breaking up the meat until it browns and loses all pink color, about 5 minutes.
2. Add the crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, and uncooked pasta to the pan, then bring everything to a rolling boil.
3. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover with a lid, and gently simmer until the pasta is just shy of tender, roughly 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Take off the lid, spread the thawed vegetables evenly over the pasta, cover again, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
5. Stir together the parsley, seasoned bread crumbs, and grated Parmesan in a small bowl.
6. Distribute the bread crumb mixture evenly over the top of the skillet, cover, and allow to rest for 3 minutes before dishing up.

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